devalue
/diːˈvæljuː/verb
(devalues, devalued, devaluing)with obj.
1- reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of贬低, 降低…的价值; 降低…的重要性:
I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement.
人们似乎在贬低我的成就, 对此我感到愤慨。
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- (常作be devalued)Economics reduce the official value of (a currency) in relation to other currencies【经济】使(货币)贬值:
the dinar was devalued by 20 per cent.
第纳尔贬值20%.
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