'Appreciateverb.欣赏' can be used to show that you valueverb.评价 someone or something and think that they're importantadj.重要的 or special. After 'appreciateverb.欣赏' we use the person's name or the thing you valueverb.评价. I appreciateverb.欣赏 Luciana. She's amazingadj.令人惊异的. You can also use 'appreciate' to show that you're thankfuladj.感谢的 for someone's actionsnoun.行动. I reallyadv.真正地 appreciateverb.欣赏 you organizingverb.组织 the party. I appreciatedverb.欣赏 your helpnoun.帮手. I needed it. 'Appreciateverb.欣赏' can be used to say that something has increasedverb.增加 in financialadj.财政的 valuenoun.价值 or price. The valuenoun.价值 of my investmentnoun.投资 appreciatedverb.欣赏 by 20% over the last five years.
Finallyadv.最后, we can also use 'appreciate' to mean that we understandverb.(understood) 理解 the situationnoun.形势 fullyadv.充分地 and realizeverb.实现 how importantadj.重要的 it is. I don't think you appreciateverb.欣赏 how seriousadj.认真严肃的 the situationnoun.形势 is. Welcome back to BBC Learning English.
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