appraise
appraise
ap∙praise / əˈprez ; əˈpreɪz /
◙verb [T]
1. [formal] to officially judge how successful, effective, or valuable something is
• 评定; 鉴定; 估价;
【SYN】 evaluate
»Greenpeace has been invited to appraise the environmental costs of such an operation.
绿色和平组织已被请去评估这样一个活动的环境成本。
2. [literary] to look carefully at someone or something to make an opinion about them
• 打量:
»His eyes appraised her face.
他两眼打量着她的脸庞。
