devaluing
present participle ofdevalue
| 单词 | devaluing |
| 释义 | devaluing present participle ofdevalue devalue verb uk/ˌdiːˈvæl.juː/us/ˌdiːˈvæl.juː/devalueverb(MONEY)[IorT] toreducetherateat whichmoneycan beexchangedforforeignmoney: LastyearMexico wasforcedto devalue thepeso. Price decreases
devalueverb(NOT VALUE)[T] tocausesomeone or something to beconsideredlessvaluableorimportant: I don'twantto devalue hisachievement, but hemanagedto get apromotionwithoutworkingvery hard. Deteriorating and making worse
Examplesofdevaluingdevaluing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This implied a continuation of the previous policy of marginallydevaluingthe currency in real terms. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead of secluding, domesticating, ordevaluing, privacy guards women's place and participation in public. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, instead ofdevaluingthe dinar in the 1980s, leaders arbitrarily pegged it to a basket of convertible currencies. From theCambridge English Corpus Another insight offered by a feminist approach to this topic is an understanding of thedevaluingof social connection in favour of self-sufficiency. From theCambridge English Corpus A number of studies have evaluated response-reinforcer associations bydevaluingthe reinforcer, usually by pairing it with a drug that causes gastric upset. From theCambridge English Corpus This tends to codify the process,devaluingthe intuitive or accidental. From theCambridge English Corpus These contradictory evaluations are typically accompanied by evidence of globally negativedevaluingmental representations of self and 0or caregiver. From theCambridge English Corpus Making western nations the model ignored the possibility of different paths to development, therebydevaluingthe history and tradition of those concerned. From theCambridge English Corpus Speech coded asdevaluingis characterized by belittling, criticism, mocking sarcasm, or derogatory or condescending language. From theCambridge English Corpus Dismissing adults attempt to limit or minimize the influence of attachment relationships by dismissing,devaluing, or conversely idealizing attachment relationships and experiences. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparisons can also positively value one artist at the expense ofdevaluingor negatively valuing another. From theCambridge English Corpus Short ofdevaluingthe national currency, it is unlikely that incumbent governments could influence foreign demand for imports before elections. From theCambridge English Corpus With the elaboration of arguments in favour of the male breadwinner wage, the domestic ideal permeated the working class, furtherdevaluingwomen's work both symbolically and in practical terms. From theCambridge English Corpus And since 'schooled' is a prestige term, there's a danger if we call the other varieties 'unschooled' - ofdevaluingthem in analysis, as they probably are in fact10. From theCambridge English Corpus One can see why a trait is valuable objectively (because it produces good consequences), yet have a different reason for valuing it (ordevaluingit) subjectively. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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