1
devalue something
及物用法，后接被贬值的对象。
The government decided to devalue the currency.
政府决定让货币贬值。
降低价值，使贬值
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降低价值，使贬值
to reduce or remove the value of something; to lower the value or quality of
The government decided to devalue the currency.
政府决定让货币贬值。
降低或去除某物的价值
To lower or remove the value of something.
贬值；价值降低
To lose value; to depreciate.
devalue
Base
原形
devalues
3rd person
第三人称单数
devaluing
-ing
现在分词
devalued
Past
过去式
devalued
Past participle
过去分词
They devalue the currency during inflation.
他们在通货膨胀期间贬值货币。
The government devalued the dollar last year.
去年政府使美元贬值了。
The company has devalued its assets.
公司已经降低了其资产的价值。
Inflation can devalue people's savings over time.
通货膨胀会随着时间的推移降低人们的储蓄价值。
The currency was devalued by 20% last year.
去年该货币贬值了20%。
They are devaluing the brand by using cheaper materials.
他们通过使用更便宜的材料来降低品牌价值。
及物用法，后接被贬值的对象。
The government decided to devalue the currency.
政府决定让货币贬值。
不及物用法，主语为被贬值物。
The national currency has devalued significantly.
该国货币已大幅贬值。
被动结构，表示被贬值或被轻视。
The workers felt that their efforts were devalued.
工人们觉得他们的努力被贬低了。
Not this
The currency was devaluated.
Use this
The currency was devalued.
错误使用了过去分词形式“devaluated”，正确形式为“devalued”，因为“devalue”的过去分词是规则变化加-ed。
Not this
The devalue of the yen hurt exports.
Use this
The devaluation of the yen hurt exports.
“devalue”是动词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式“devaluation”表示“贬值”。
Not this
The government devalued of the currency.
Use this
The government devalued the currency.
及物动词“devalue”后直接接宾语，不需要介词“of”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使货币贬值
The government decided to devalue the currency to boost exports.
政府决定使货币贬值以促进出口。
贬低某人的工作
His comments devalued the team's hard work.
他的评论贬低了团队的努力工作。
贬值
The local currency has become devalued over the past year.
当地货币在过去一年里贬值了。
感到被贬低
Employees felt devalued after the pay cuts.
减薪后员工感到被贬低。
贬低教育
We should not devalue education by focusing only on test scores.
我们不应该只关注考试成绩而贬低教育。
贬低一项技能
Automation may devalue some manual skills.
自动化可能会贬低一些手工技能。
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向下的箭头（de）压低价值（value），象征贬值。
语域：mixed 常见场景：经济学、金融、日常评价 该词在不同语境下语域不同：在经济和金融领域多用于正式场合，在日常评价中则较为中性。
可作及物动词或不及物动词，常用于经济学语境。
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