appreciation
noun [ U ] uk/əˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/əˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
(VALUE)
B2 欣赏;理解;感谢
the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or as described
Max has no appreciation of the finer things in life. 马克斯对生活中高雅点的事物都不懂欣赏。
The crowd cheered in appreciation. 观众喝彩叫好。
Children rarely show any appreciation of/for what their parents do for them. 孩子们对父母为自己所做的一切鲜少表现出感激之情。
These flowers are a token of my appreciation of/for all your help. 你们给予我那么多帮助，这些鲜花聊表谢意。
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- I'd like to give this bottle of wine as a mark of appreciation for all the work you've done for us.
- A line of male dancers gyrated to the music while the audience screamed their appreciation.
- She was grateful for the help and baked them a cake as a token of her appreciation.
- He took them to a restaurant to show his appreciation for letting him stay.
- When O'Connor scored the winner, the home fans roared in appreciation.
(INCREASE)
（价格，价值等的）上涨，增值
increase in price, value, etc.
There has been little appreciation in the value of property recently. 最近房地产价格几乎没有上涨。