| 单词 | appreciate |
| 释义 | appreciate (once / 115 pages) 1v 2v If you appreciate something, you recognize its value. We can all appreciate how refreshing cold lemonade is on a sweltering summer day. The oldest meaning of appreciate is "to know the worth of something": "The parolee appreciated his newfound freedom." A related sense is "to be grateful for something," but this usage can sound wordy. Instead of "I would appreciate your sending me more information," consider: "Please send me more information." The word can also be used (without a direct object) to mean "to rise in worth": "The vintage Corvette would appreciate in value over the years." WORD FAMILYappreciate: appreciable, appreciated, appreciates, appreciating, appreciation, appreciative, appreciator+/appreciable: appreciably, inappreciable/appreciated: unappreciated/appreciation: appreciations/appreciative: appreciatively, appreciativeness, unappreciative/appreciator: appreciators/inappreciable: inappreciably/unappreciative: unappreciatively USAGE EXAMPLESThe faculty of Strain-Japan say they see and appreciate these advantages. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But football critics, he said, failed to appreciate the sport’s importance to low-income students. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) And too few such people, it figured, appreciate the finer points of hip-hop. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v be fully aware of; realize fully Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter? Syn|Hyper take account realise, realize, see, understand perceive (an idea or situation) mentally 2v recognize with gratitude; be grateful for Hyper acknowledge, recognise, recognize express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for 3v hold dear 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper prize, treasure, value do justice show due and full appreciation recognise, recognizeshow approval or appreciation of honor, honour, rewardbestow honor or rewards upon rubricateplace in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint consider, reckon, regard, see, view deem to be 1v gain in value The yen appreciated again! Syn|Ant|Hyper apprise, apprize, revalue apprise, apprize increase the value of depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue lose in value depreciatelower the value of something increase become bigger or greater in amount 2v increase the value of The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark Syn|Ant|Hyper apprise, apprize apprise, apprize, revalue gain in value depreciate lower the value of something depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervaluelose in value revalue value anew |
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