1.appreciate的基本意思是“高度评价某事物”,可表示对某事物理解深刻而能鉴赏或欣赏其价值,特别是美学价值,有时还可表示非常喜欢、非常感激的意思。引申还可表示“增值”。
2.appreciate作“感激”“重视”“体会到”解时,是及物动词,可接名词、动名词(但不接动词不定式)作宾语,也可接that从句。可用于被动结构。appreciate作“增值”解时是不及物动词,作“使增值”解时是及物动词。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Things appreciate as time goes on.货物价格逐日上涨。
The land has appreciated greatly since the new railway was built.自新铁路建成后,这片地的价值大为增加。
Houses in this area have all appreciated in value since the new road was built.新路建好之后这一地区的房子都增值了。
Apples appreciated 2 to 3 dollars per box.苹果每箱价格提高二至三美元。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
She can appreciate her friends rightly.她能正确评价她的朋友。
I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。
I appreciate the hospitality you have shown us.感谢你对我们的盛情款待。
We would much appreciate guidance from an expert.如能得到行家的指导,我们将非常感谢。
I should appreciate an early reply to my inquiry.若能早日答复,我将不胜感激。
I greatly appreciate your kindness.我十分感激你的恩德。
He would much appreciate it if you could do him that favour.如果你能帮他这个忙,他将十分感激。
The old general appreciates the young capable and experienced commander very much.老将军很赏识这位年轻干练的指挥员。
She appreciates a work of art.她欣赏一件艺术品。
You can't appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.你若不懂英文诗韵律,就无法欣赏英文诗。
That's just because you can't appreciate music.这完全是因为你不会欣赏音乐。
I appreciate your difficulties.我理解你的困难。
They came to appreciate the importance of discipline to an organization.他们终于懂得了纪律对于一个组织的重要性。
This helped him appreciate his advantageous position.这有助于他意识到自己的有利地位。
New buildings usually appreciate land.新建筑通常会提高土地的价值。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Your cooperation will be gratefully appreciated.我们将衷心感谢你的合作。
Many great writers were not appreciated fully while they were alive.许多伟大的作家在世的时候并没有得到人们充分的赏识。
His abilities were not appreciated in that school.他的才能在该校未受赏识。
His great courage was not appreciated.他的巨大勇气无人赏识。
His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
This discovery is highly appreciated in the circle of science.这个发现在科学界得到很高的评价。
Recently rents have been unduly appreciated.最近租金不适当地提高了。
▲S+～+v-ing
We appreciate your helping us.谢谢你帮助我们。
He appreciates being advised.他得到忠告,十分高兴。
I really appreciate having the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险性。
▲S+～+(that-)clause
I appreciate that you have come here so early.感谢你来得这么早。
I appreciate the task will be long and difficult.我懂得这项任务是长期而艰巨的。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
It is appreciated that a new era is beginning.据认为一个新时代即将开始。
▲S+～+wh-clause
I do not appreciate fully what he means.我完全不理解他的意思。

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value
这组词的共同意思是“高度评价某事物”。其区别是:
1.appreciate强调理解并欣赏其价值; value强调高度评价并珍视其价值; prize指珍视; treasure指珍藏。
2.cherish与prize和treasure含义相同,指珍视或珍藏,但喜爱之意更甚。

appreciate, comprehend, see, understand
参见see条。

appreciate, enjoy
参见enjoy条。

1.appreciate可接动名词,但不接动词不定式。例如:
我们将乐于再收到你的信。
误:We shall appreciate to hear from you again.
正:We shall appreciate hearing from you again.
2.在美式英语中, appreciate可直接接that从句; 而在较正式的英国用法中, that从句常须用the fact来引导。例如:
I appreciate the fact that this is not an easy decision to make.我意识到这不是一个容易作出的决定。

［派生词］ appreciative adj. 感激的；欣赏的