appraise
verb /əˈpreɪz/
/əˈpreɪz/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they appraise | /əˈpreɪz/ /əˈpreɪz/ |
| he / she / it appraises | /əˈpreɪzɪz/ /əˈpreɪzɪz/ |
| past simple appraised | /əˈpreɪzd/ /əˈpreɪzd/ |
| past participle appraised | /əˈpreɪzd/ /əˈpreɪzd/ |
| -ing form appraising | /əˈpreɪzɪŋ/ /əˈpreɪzɪŋ/ |
- appraise somebody/something (formal) to consider or examine somebody/something and form an opinion about them or it
估量；估价 - an appraising glance/look
打量的一瞥／目光 - His eyes coolly appraised the young woman before him.
他双眼冷静地打量着面前的年轻女子。 - She stepped back to appraise her workmanship.
她退后一步，看看她的作品是否完美。 - The architect gave the exterior an appraising glance.
建筑师对外部进行了评估。
- an appraising glance/look
- appraise something (at something) to officially examine a building, an object, etc. and say how much it is worth
评估： 对建筑物、物品等进行正式检查，并说出它的价值- They appraised the painting at £200 000.
他们对这幅画的估价为20万英镑。
- They appraised the painting at £200 000.
- appraise somebody (British English) to make a formal judgement about the value of a person’s work, usually after a discussion with them about it
（对某人的工作）作出评价 - Managers must appraise all staff.
经理必须对全体员工作出评价。
- Managers must appraise all staff.
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘set a price on’): alteration of apprize, by association with praise. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.