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1 | C/U the amount that something is worth , measured especially in money (尤指以金钱衡量的)价值 |
| You can’ t put a value on a human life. 人的生命是无价的。 |
| +of The value of the painting is not known. 没人知道这幅画的价值。 |
| drop/rise/fall etc in value The dollar dropped in value on the foreign exchange markets last week. 美元在上周的外汇市场上价值下跌了。 |
| Residential property in the city has doubled in value in the last three years. 该市的房价在过去的3年里已经翻了一番。 |
| of (great/real) value (=worth a lot of money) Thieves had taken a radio and a Walkman, but nothing of great value. 值钱的;贵重的 |
| of little/no value The ring was actually of very little value. 这个戒指实际上不值什么钱。 |
| hold its/their value (=worth the same amount of money over a long period) Handwoven rugs hold their value extremely well. 保值 |
| market value (=the amount that something could be sold for) The market value of the land was somewhere in the region of £4 million. 市价 |
| 1a | U the amount that something is worth compared to the money that it costs 划算 | | Thanks to the strength of the pound, these wines offer tremendous value just now. 多亏英镑坚挺,眼下买这些葡萄酒很上算。 | | value for (your) money Most customers are looking for value for their money rather than cutting-edge fashion. 大多数顾客追求的是花钱合算,而不是新潮时尚。 | |
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2 | U the degree to which someone or something is important or useful 重要性;有用性 |
| educational/nutritional value 教育的重要性/营养价值 |
| +to Discussion of the transport link focused on its value to the local community. 对开通交通线路的讨论集中在其对当地社区的重要性上。 |
| of (great) value documents that will be of great value to future historians 对未来的史学家们十分重要的文件 |
| sentimental value (=the importance something has for you for personal reasons) That watch had belonged to his grandfather and had great sentimental value. 情感价值 |
| of little/no value These papers are of no value to a thief. 这些文件对小偷来说没什么用。 |
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3 | the particular interesting quality that something has (某种)特性 |
| shock/novelty/curiosity value Some episodes are included purely for their shock value. 有些情节纯粹是由于其震憾性而加进去的。 |
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4 | values plural the principles and beliefs that influence the behaviour and way of life of a particular group or community 行为准则;价值观念 |
| Christian/Western/Islamic values 基督教/西方/伊斯兰教的价值观念 |
| To its opponents in the developing world, globalization is seen as an attack on traditional cultural values. 对发展中国家中的反对者来说,全球化被看成是对传统文化价值观念的攻击。 |
| the university’ s liberal values 这所大学开明的价值观 |
| set of values They have a very different set of values from our own. 他们的价值观和我们的大不一样。 |
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5 | C technical in mathematics , a number or amount that is not known and is represented by a letter (数)值(由字母表示的数字或未知数) |
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6 | C in music , the length of time that a musical note lasts for (音乐中的)时值(指音符的时间长度) |
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