appreciate/əˈpriːʃieɪt/vt. 欣赏，赏识；感谢
一、单词记忆
appreciate这个单词是由4个部分组成的，最前面的ap是元音字母a加上辅音字母双写，表示强调。最后面的ate表示这是个动词，然后ate前面的字母i是因为读音需要，起连接作用的，中间剩下的prec就是这个单词的词根，看着眼熟吗，实际上这个就是price的变体，appreciate这个单词的意思就是“肯定价值”，通常我们翻译为“欣赏，赏识；感谢”。
二、单词用法
1.vt.感激，感谢
(1)appreciate sb./sth./宾语从句：感激……
Tell them you appreciate what they do.
告诉他们，你感谢他们的工作。
[巩固练习]
①尽管非常感谢你的建议，但是我们还是决定坚持原来计划。(appreciate)
②我们非常感激他们为保护上海方言所付出的努力。(appreciate)
答案：①Though/Although we appreciate your proposal very much, we still decide to insist on our original plan.
②We do appreciate their efforts to preserve the Shanghai dialect.
(2)appreciate (sb./sb.’s) doing……：感激（某人）做……
I really appreciate your coming to the party.
你能来参加这次聚会我太高兴啦！
[巩固练习]
I’d appreciate your ______ (write) me back as soon as possible.
答案：writing
句意：如果你尽早回信，我将不胜感激。
(3)I would appreciate it if ……：如果……，我将不胜感激
I would appreciate it if you can pay in cash.
如果你能现金付款，我将不胜感激。
[巩固练习]
如果你能帮我学习英语我将不胜感激。(appreciate)
I'd appreciate it very much if you could help me with my English.
2.vt.理解；意识到；领会
I appreciate the importance of a balanced life.
我意识到了平衡生活的重要性。
3.vt.欣赏，赏识
In a way, I appreciated the directness.
在某种程度上，我欣赏这种直率。
[巩固练习]
①现在就预订展览会的门票，你将有机会欣赏到众多的艺术作品。(chance)
②沿外滩一路缓步走来，你可以欣赏到从19世纪到21世纪的各种不同风格的欧式建筑。(range)
句意：
①Book the ticket for the exhibition now, and you will have the chance to appreciate a great number of works of art.
②Walking slowly along the Bund, you can appreciate all kinds of European architecture/buildings of different styles, ranging from the 19th century to the 21st century.
三、拓展
appreciation/əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/n. 欣赏，鉴赏；感激，感谢
I am writing to show my appreciation of your thoughtfulness.
我给您写信以表达我对您的周全考虑的感激之情。
[巩固练习]
对于你慷慨帮助我摆脱困境，我的感激之情难以言表。(appreciation)
答案：My appreciation of your generously helping me out of trouble is beyond words.
