阅读前先想想下列短语中appreciate的意思：
investment has appreciated
appreciate classical music
appreciate your help
【释义1】感激、感谢
牛津：to be grateful for sth that sb has done; to welcome sth
柯林斯：If you appreciate something that someone has done for you or is going to do for you, you are grateful for it.
【例句】
Your support is greatly appreciated. 十分感谢你的支持。
【真题】
One thing all our members appreciate about us is that we take very good care of them.所有会员对我们都很感激的一件事就是我们把他们照顾得非常好。
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【释义2】欣赏、赏识
牛津：to understand how good or useful someone or something is
柯林斯：If you appreciate something, for example, a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities
【例句】
His talents are not fully appreciated in that company. 他的才干在那家公司未受到充分赏识。
【商务语义1】增值；升值
牛津：to increase in value over a period of time
柯林斯：If something that you own appreciates over a period of time, its value increases.
【例句】
Their investments have appreciated over the years. 他们的投资这些年来已经增值。
【同根词】
appreciation
【短语搭配】
music appreciation 音乐欣赏
cultivate the appreciation 培养鉴赏力
surplus from appreciation增值盈余
反义词：depreciate
【释义1】贬值；跌价
牛津：to become less valuable over a period of time
【例句】
Shares continued to depreciate on the stock markets today. 今日股市股价继续下跌。
【释义2】折旧
牛津：to reduce the value, as stated in the company's accounts, of a particular asset over a particular period of time
【例句】
depreciation of fixed assets固定资产折旧
The bank depreciates PCs over a period of five years. 这家银行把个人计算机分五年折旧。
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