1. V-T/V-I If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value. 使貶值; 貶值

Inflation is rising rapidly; the yuan is depreciating. 通貨膨脹正在迅速上升；人民幣正在貶值。

The demand for foreign currency depreciates the real value of local currencies. 對外幣的需求降低了當(dāng)?shù)刎泿诺膶?shí)際價值。

2. depreciationN-VAR 貶值

...miscellaneous costs, including machinery depreciation and wages. …包括機(jī)器折舊和工資在內(nèi)的雜費(fèi)。