appreciate/əˋpriʃI͵et; əˈpriːʃieIt/v [T] 1 to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what someone's feelings are 理解﹐明白﹐意识到: He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract. 他没有完全意识到签订这个合同的重要性。+that/how etc I don’t think you appreciate how busy I am. 我想你是不知道我有多忙。2 to be grateful for something 感激﹐感谢: Aunt Kate really appreciated the card you sent. 凯特婶婶非常感谢你寄的卡片。I’d appreciate it if you came along tonight (=please come). 如果你今晚能来的话﹐我将十分感谢。3 to understand how good or useful someone or something is 欣赏﹐赏识: The Americans, however, appreciated his talents. 然而﹐美国人却欣赏他的才华。