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appreciate

verb
 
🔊/əˈpriːʃieɪt/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they appreciate
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he / she / it appreciates
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past simple appreciated
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past participle appreciated
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-ing form appreciating
🔊/əˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) appreciate somebody/something to recognize the good qualities of somebody/something欣赏；赏识；重视
    • Over the years he came to appreciate the beauty and tranquillity of the river.多年来，他来欣赏这条河的美丽与宁静。
    • His talents are not fully appreciated in that company.他的才干在那家公司未受到充分赏识。🔊🔊
    • Her family doesn't appreciate her.她的家人不重视她。🔊🔊
    • You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation.看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。🔊🔊
    • The sound quality was poor so we couldn't fully appreciate the music.音质太差了，我们根本无法好好欣赏音乐。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • really
    • truly
    • fully
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to be grateful for something that somebody has done; to welcome something感激；感谢；欢迎
    • appreciate something I'd appreciate some help.如果有人帮忙我将非常感激。🔊🔊
    • Your support is greatly appreciated.十分感谢你的支持。🔊🔊
    • Thanks for coming. I appreciate it.谢谢光临。无任欢迎。🔊🔊
    • I would appreciate any comments you might have.如果您有任何意见，我将不胜感激。
    • Your kindness and generosity is much appreciated.非常感谢您的好意和慷慨。
    • We really appreciate the extra effort you're making.我们非常感谢您付出的额外努力。
    • I would appreciate it if you paid in cash.假如你支付现金的话，我会不胜感激。🔊🔊
    • appreciate doing something I appreciate having the opportunity to discuss these important issues with you.我很高兴有机会与您讨论这些重要问题。
    • I don't appreciate being treated like a second-class citizen.我不愿被人当作二等公民。🔊🔊
    • appreciate somebody doing something We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems.如有任何问题，请告诉我们。🔊🔊
    Express Yourself Thanking somebody for somethingThanking somebody for something表达谢意When someone gives you something, or does something for you, you often want to say more than just a brief ‘thank you’:接受别人的馈赠或帮助后，想说的不仅仅是简单的 “谢谢”，还有其他表达谢意的方式：
      • Thank you very much. It's very kind of you./You really shouldn't have.非常感谢。你真是太好了。／您真的不必那么客气。
      • Thank you so much for coming. It was really nice to see you.非常感谢你光临。见到你真高兴。
      • I'm very grateful.我非常感激。
      • I do appreciate your help.承蒙帮助，不胜感激。
    Responses:回应：
      • That's all right.不用谢。
      • Don't mention it.不用客气。
      • No problem.不打紧。
      • My pleasure.乐意效劳。
      • I'm glad I could help.很高兴能帮上忙。
    Extra Examples
    • Younger kids might especially appreciate a trip to the zoo.小孩子会特别感激别人带他们去动物园。
    • Teachers will especially appreciate the lists at the back of the book.老师会特别关注书后面的列表。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • deeply
    • genuinely
    • greatly
    • …
    See full entry
  3. [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to understand that something is true理解；意识到；领会 synonym realize
    • appreciate something What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities.我没有意识到这两座城市间的距离。🔊🔊
    • The experience helped me understand and appreciate some of the difficulties people face.经验帮助我理解和理解了人们面临的一些困难。
    • appreciate how, what, etc… I don't think you appreciate how expensive it will be.我想你不了解它会有多昂贵。🔊🔊
    • appreciate that… We didn't fully appreciate that he was seriously ill.我们没有充分认识到他的病情很严重。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The government failed to appreciate the fact that voters were angry.政府不了解选民十分愤怒这个事实。
    • The problems should be easily appreciated.这些问题应该很容易理解。
    • You have to appreciate the difficulties we are facing.你一定要明白我们正面临着诸多困难。
    • As you'll appreciate, the task has not always been easy.你将会明白，这个任务并非总那么简单。
    • We didn't fully appreciate how sick he really was.我们不完全欣赏他的病情。
    • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路网需要彻底检修。
    opposite depreciate
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • fully
    • totally
    • easily
    • …
    verb + appreciate
    • fail to
    phrases
    • be generally appreciated
    • be widely appreciated
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  4. [intransitive] to increase in value over a period of time增值；升值
    • Their investments have appreciated over the years.他们的投资这些年来已经增值。🔊🔊
    • We wanted a property that would appreciate in value.我们想要一个物有所值的物业。
    • appreciate against something The euro continues to appreciate against the dollar.欧元兑美元继续升值。
    Topics Change, cause and effectc1, Moneyc1
    5. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin appretiat- ‘set at a price, appraised’, from the verb appretiare, from ad- ‘to’ + pretium ‘price’.