| 单词 | appreciate |
| 释义 | ap·pre·ci·ate transitive verb 1. a. (1) < to be loved, to be appreciated, to be admired and highly valued — Theodor Reik > (2) < incapable of appreciating the difference between right and wrong — B.N.Cardozo > < appreciated that a new era was beginning — David Fairchild > < my power of appreciating your many charms and my desire that you should become my wife — Samuel Butler †1902 > b. (1) < he could not appreciate artistic quality > (2) < must be experienced to be appreciated — Rudyard Kipling > c. < I appreciate your kindness but I should be much happier alone — Louis Bromfield > 2. < from 1820 onwards gold was mainly appreciated — J.A.Todd > — opposed to depreciate intransitive verb < apples appreciated 2 to 5 cents per box — Wall Street Journal > < the calving and lambing season is good and numbers greatly appreciate — James Stevenson-Hamilton > Synonyms: < the author appreciates the historical development of the Roman law and the character of its various sources — H.O.Taylor > < he liked to be near people and have his talent as a whittler appreciated — Sherwood Anderson > It is rarely used without these notions, although in less precise use it may carry added notions of warm hearty approval or full or delicate enjoyment < attach herself to someone who knew how to appreciate the fullness of her ardor — Morley Callaghan > < youth appreciates that sort of recognition which is the subtlest form of flattery age can offer — Joseph Conrad > In this series value is less rich in suggestion than the others. It may suggest judgment blending the analytic and the subjective < she only valued rest to herself when it came in the midst of other people's labor — Thomas Hardy > < suddenly Gard was smitten by the tragedy of plain women; to be valued, but not loved — Mary Austin > prize stresses high evaluation, often subjective; it may suggest a sense of pride in acquisition or possession and reluctance to lose or be deprived of the thing in question < his grandfather's two prized standing cups — T.B.Costain > < we had prized our solitude when we had to fight for it — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson > < what is freedom and why is it prized? — John Dewey > treasure, used with things considered or felt to be of extreme value, stresses notions of storing or of jealous guarding against loss or theft, notions of cleaving to and preserving < that the volumes I write will be treasured up with the utmost care for ages — William Cowper > < ecstatic moments for him, to be treasured and conned over — T.B.Costain > < if … I have your friendship, I shall treasure it — Edna S.V.Millay > cherish, rich in affective suggestion, adds the idea of deep-seated, perhaps tacit affection or intimate fond reflection on < he cherished a painfully nostalgic memory of his childhood sweetheart — Saxe Commins > < troubled by the conflict of many ideas in his fruitful mind, and ardently cherishing those he thought true and good — Carl Van Doren > < cherish their allegiance to Christ in solitude and silence — Katharine F. Gerould > Synonym: see in addition understand. |
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