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val-ise /vQ'liiz; NAmE va'liis/ noun (old-fashioned) a small bag for carrying clothes,
used when you are travelling
(装衣服的）小旅行包
Val-ium™ /'vasliam/ noun [u] a drug used to reduce anxiety瓦刹姆镇定無
Val-kyrie /'vaelkiri; vael'kiari; NAmE vael'kiri; -'kairi/ now/? (in ancient
Scandinavian stories 古斯堪的纳维亚袖
i^) one of the twelve female
servants of the god Odin, who selected men who had been killed in battle and
took them to Valhalla瓦;尔基里（奧丁神十二侍'女之
1 一,负责挑选阵亡者并带到瓦尔哈拉殿堂）
vaMey 〇■» /'vaeii/ 趙/7
an area
of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it;
the land that a river flows through 谷；山谷；溪谷；流域：asmaH town set in a vaHey坐落在溪谷中的小镇◊ a wooded vaH^y树木茂 盛的山谷vaHey_/?oor.谷i o the Shenandoah VaHey 谢南多厄谷
'Valley Girl noun {NAmE, informal) a girl from a rich family who is
only interested in things like shopping, thought to be typical of one of those
living in the San Fernanda Valley of California谷地富家女（只热衷于购
物等，被认为是加利福尼亚州圣费尔南多谷地富家女的
典型）
val-our (Brf) {NAmE valor) /'vael0(r)/ noun [U] {literary) great courage，especially in war (’尤指战'■中'的）英 勇，勇气 HTTI bravery ► val-or-ous /'vaelaras/ adj. IT»TJ1 see discretion
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
valuable
precious ♦ prized ♦
priceless ♦ irreplaceable
These
words all describe sth that is worth a lot of money or very important to sb•.以上各词均用以形容物
品值钱、宝贵。
valuable worth a lot of money 指值钱的、贵重的：
The thieves took three pieces
of valuable jewellery.窃 贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。. precious rare and worth a lot of
money; loved or valued very much指珍稀的、珍贵的、圣贵的：a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds
价值50万英镑的稀也中国花瓶◊ prec/ows memor/’es 0/ owr
f/'me togef/jer我们共度时光的珍贵回忆
prized
[only
before noun] loved or valued very much 指珍贵W、.宝贵的：/ /〇sf
some 0/my most
p/ized P〇««5/〇A75
/’/7 大未吞噬了我命--些臬珍贵的
物品。
priceless extremely valuable;
loved or valued very much指无价的、极珍贵的、极宝贵的：flp/v’ce/ess co//ert/on o/fln如价值连城的古文物收_
irreplaceable
too
valuable or special to be replaced
指因贵重或独特而不能替代的
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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valuable/precious/prized for sth
鼸 valuable/precious/prized/priceless/irreplaceable
possessions
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valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/ jewellery
■1 precious/prized/priceless
memories
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really valuable/precious/prized/priceless
m extremely/highly/very valuable/precious/prized
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absolutely priceless/irreplaceable
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quite/rather/incredibly valuable/precious
valu-able 0^/'vaeljuabl/ adj.
1 ~ (to sb/sth}. very useful or important 很有用的；很重
要的；宝贵的：a vaZuaWe experience宝备命备必◊ rhe book provides
valuable information on recent trends, ilt
书就近来的发展趋势提供了宝贵的信息。◊ This advice
was to prove vaZuaWe•这忠告证明是有益的。2
worth a lot of money 很值.钱的i;贵重的：va〖uaWe antiques 贵 重的古玩◊ iuda7y，nothing vaZuabie was stolen.幸运的
是，投％贵重物咼失窃。pm VALUELESS, WORTHLESS —compare
invaluable, priceless(I) valu-ables /'vaeljuablz/ noun
[pi.] things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things
such as jewellery, cameras，etc.(尤指私人的）贵重物品
o note
at THING
valu-ation /.vaelju'eiXn/ noun [C, U] 1
a professional judgement about how much money sth is worth; its estimated
value (专业）佶价;估定的价值；估
Surveyors
carried out a valuation of the property.
员对
ik 处房产做了
估价。◊ j^perts set a high
vafuarion on the painting•专家对这幅画估价很高。◊ Zand
valuation 土地 的估价. 2 (/br/rja/) a judgement about how useful or important
sth is; its estimated importance if 价；评估：She puts a high
valuation on trust between coHeagues.她很看重同事间的信任。
value /'vaelju:/ noun,
verb m noun
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HOW MUCH STH 丨S WORTH 价值 1
[U，C] how much sth is
worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged (商品 > 价值：to go up/rise/fncrease
in vaZue 升_/ 增值◊ to go down//aW/drop in value 贬值◊
rising property vaiues 上涨中■的房地产价值◊ 77ie winner
vvi7〖. receive
a prize to the value 〇/£：! 000.获胜者将得到
价值为.1 000 英镑的奖项。◊ Sports cars
tend to hoW t/iefr vaZue weH.跑最症.往很能保值。一see. also
MARKET VALUE, STREET VALUE C> note at PRICE 2 [U] {especially Br£)
how much sth is worth compared with its price ,.(与价格相比的）值，划算程度：to be good/ exceHent
value (= worth the money it costs)很
/.极为合 算◊ to be ba^/poor
vaZue (= not worth tlie money it costs)不上算；不德◊ Larger sizes gi.ve the best
vaZue/or money.较矢尺寸的最划算。
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BEING USEFUL/IMPORTANT 4iM 承嬰 3 [U] the quality of
being useful or important 用逢.；积极作用 H7T1 benefit ： The
value of regular exercise should not be underestimated.经常锻森的好;Si不应低估。◊
The arrivaZ of canals was of great value to many industries. jg 'MW 出现对许多行业具有重大的意义。◊ t〇beo/Htt〖e/no vaZue to sb 对某A没什么 / 毫无帮助◊ This ring has great senrimentai va〖ue/or me.这枚戒指对我来说很有纪念意
■义 a 〇 / suppose it has a certain novelty value (= itJs interesting because it’s new)•我觉得这有一定的新意。◊ /ood with a
high nutritiona丨 vah/e 营养价值高尚食物◊ I7ie story has
.very iittZe news va〖ue•这件秦没看ff 么 if 闻
价值。
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BELIEFS [i 念 4 values [pi.] beliefs about what is right
and wrong and what is important in life 是非标准；生
活准则；价值观：mora〖vdues道德信条◊areturnto traditional
values in education, such as firm discipline 复传统的教育准则，如严格的纪律◊ The young have a
completely different set of
values and expectations.
人有一整套截然不同的价值观和期望。
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MATHEMAT丨CS 数;5 [Cj
the amount represented by a letter or symbol {i;数: [et y have the vaZue
33. _设 y的值为33。
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verb [VN]
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CONSIDER IMPORTANT 认为重要 *1
(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时）〜sb/sth (as sth) | ~ sb/sth (for
sth) to think that sb/sth is important 视；珍视：/ reaHy va〖ue him os a/^end.我真的把他视
矢好朋友。◊
T/ie
area is vaZued/or its vineyards.这个地 区运I它知葡萄园而受到重视。◊ vah/ed member o/sta# 职工中受重视的一员
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DECIDE VY0RTH 决定价值 2 [usually passive]〜sth (at sth) to decide
that sth is worth a particular amount of money 给…估价；给…定价：rhe property has been
vaZued at over $2 mi'Hion•这远房地产楛价为200多万元。
.value 'added tax noun [U] = VAT .value-'free adj. not influenced by
personal opinions 不受主观价值影响的；客观的
value judgement (also value judgment especially in
价值判断