was honest in her appraisal of her team’s chances, hfatf 2 (fir£) a meeting in which an employee discusses with their manager how well they have been doing their job; the system of holding such meetings ( ft (ft )

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JEMij'X^ftAlff AJJX 0 staff/performance appraisal

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ap praise /a'preiz/ verb [VN] 1 (formal) to consider or examine sb/sth and form an opinion about them or it fSM; frfft: an appraising glanceAook tJit M ~ ■ ff / @ ft 0 She stepped back to appraise her workmanship. JffiJsil —^ 'S' M ff no W k X #. o 0 His eyes coolly appraised the young woman before him. ftfeXOH )^#JtfetT 2 to make a formal judgement about the value of a person’s work, usually after a discussion with them about it ( Lff ) fj- Ul if

Of: Managers must appraise all staff. Xif ft

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ap prais er /a’preiza(r)/ noun (NAmT) a person whose job is to examine a building and say how much it is worth ( fAi&r )

appreciable /a'prirjabl/ adj. large enough to be noticed or thought important ( A# ) A \cX IE $ 3^;|l M, fEIMiA A16If $); SHU considerable : The

new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people. 0 un

appreciable effect/increase/amount n[ ^ f/j !f^l / ff / Wt.sk ► ap pre ciably /-abli/ adv.: The risk of infection is

appreciably higher among children.

ap-preci-ate Ow /a’priijieit/ verb

1 [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses to recognize the good qualities of sb/sth

Jr M : You can’t really appreciate foreign literature in

translation. # M # WJtSE ft. # SI ft B £ ¥ IS £ M H fcP 2. Jdi o O His talents are not fully appreciated in that company, life tfy X Aft ]8P % A ^3 X £>J A A It iK <= o Her family doesn’t appreciate her. M & A X fifJS, ftfe ₀

2 (not usually used in the progressive tenses ii # X

f jffi ff Bf) to be grateful for sth that sb has done; to welcome sth Hi #; itf; /A iffi: [VN] I’d appreciate

some help. JtnXHlVA^f£f£#X AJI&itL 0 Your support is greatly appreciated. A Alii iff ifr\0 Thanks for coming. I appreciate it. iff itfjfcltwo Xfi/Affio 01 would appreciate it if you paid in cash. ffIMfftiff MAf/J if,

O [V ing] I don’t appreciate being treated like a second-class citizen. fit AM] ff n /f A EE „ 0

[VN -ing] We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems. MX ff f5f fnj M, i# Xjjfr fc fl'l ₀ 3 (not used in the progressive tenses XfflX JHABt) to understand that sth is true Si; MiRf!l; HT1 realize: [VN|

What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities. JiW®Mfft |h]ffjlfh0 [V wh |

I don’t think you appreciate how expensive it will be.

0 [V thatl We didn’t fully appreciate that he was seriously ill. jJcjlT&ff TEfHA iR?¹) fife ^ 'If fl fi o 4 [V] to increase in value over a period of time iff ft; ff ft: Their investments have

appreciated over the years, fife ff] (ft A A 6

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ap-pre-ci-ation /a.prirJTeiJn/ noun 1 [U] pleasure that you have when you recognize and enjoy the good qualities of sb/sth ffcljk: She shows little appreciation of good music. M X 5!} It 0 0 The crowd

murmured in appreciation. „ 2 [U, sing.]

~ of sth a full or sympathetic understanding of sth, such as a situation or a problem, and of what it involves MM- ff if; |WHt: I had no appreciation of the problems they faced. Ifeff ffff if 3\ fife ffl #r M Hm W 1*1 Xfl' „

3 [U] ~ (of/for sth) the feeling of being grateful for sth

Hi#; iff: Please accept this gift in appreciation of

all you’ve done for us. X 3K#1 Ajffi&J, XS£ Wt, 0K M fL, 4 [U, sing.] ~ (in sth) increase in value

over a period of time ff ft; ff ffi PTJ2 depreciation 5 [C} ~ (of sth) (formal) a piece of writing or a speech in which the strengths and weaknesses of sb/sth, especially an artist or a work of art, are discussed and judged ( WVt, i¥f£