[with obj.]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。 ■(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%。