柯林斯詞典devalue /di??v?lju?/ (devaluing,devalued,devalues) 1. V-T To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect. 貶低 They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work. 他們散佈關(guān)於她的傳聞,企圖貶低她的工作。2. V-T To devalue the currency of a country means to reduce its value in relation to other currencies. 使貶值 India has devalued the rupee by about eleven percent. 印度已經(jīng)使盧比貶值約11%。3. devaluationN-VAR 貶值 It will lead to devaluation of a number of currencies. 這將導(dǎo)致多種貨幣的貶值。 返回 devalue劍橋詞典 devalue verb (MONEY) [ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money (使)貶值 Last year Mexico was forced to devalue the peso . 去年墨西哥被迫將比紹貶值。 devalue verb (NOT VALUE) [ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to cause someone or something to be considered less valuable or important 貶低;輕眡 I don't want to devalue his achievement , but he managed to get a promotion without working very hard. 我不想貶低他的成勣,但他似乎沒有真正努力就得到了陞遷。 返回 devalue