devalue

devalue
(devalues, devalued, devaluing)
  1. [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%。
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devaluation
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