| 释义 |
cheap /tʃiːp/ a. | ad. | n. | phr.
I a.
1. 廉价的，便宜的
a cheap book 廉价书
It's rather cheap at this price. 这东西卖这个价钱是相当便宜的。
2. 劣质的，低劣的
cheap, flashy furniture 华而不实的蹩脚家具
cheap workmanship 粗劣的做工
Her shoes looked cheap and nasty to me. 我看她的鞋子既蹩脚，又很俗气。
3. 粗鄙的；卑鄙的，可鄙的
I hate his kind of cheap humour. 我厌恶他那种不登大雅之堂的幽默。
a cheap liar 卑鄙的说谎者
4. 虚伪的；低级的；没有多大价值的；平庸的
cheap flattery 虚情假意的奉承
cheap entertainment 低级的娱乐
cheap artists 平庸的艺术家
5. (商店等)收费低廉的
a cheap restaurant 收费低廉的餐馆
He took a flat in a cheap suburb of Paris. 他在巴黎房租低廉的一处郊区租了一套房间。
6. 容易得到的，不费力的
a cheap victory 唾手可得的胜利
Talk is cheap. 说说空话是不费气力的。
7. (货币)贬值的；(款项)低息的
cheap dollars 贬了值的美元
8. 〈英〉特别减价的；减价以期速销的
a cheap trip (tripper) (车票、船票等降低价格的)减价旅行(旅行者)
9. 〈美口〉吝啬的，小气的
He's the cheapest man in town; he's never bought his friends a drink. 他是城里最吝啬的人，从未替朋友买过一杯酒。
II ad.
1. 廉价地，便宜地
buy cheap and sell dear 贱买贵卖
She buys her clothes cheap. 她买衣服总是买得很便宜。
2. 卑鄙地
I wish she wouldn't act so cheap. 她的行为不那么卑鄙就好了。
III n.
〈废〉
1. 贸易；交易
2. 市场
3. 价格
4. (供应的)丰富
5. 便宜
[< ME good cheap a good bargain < OE cēap price, bargain, property] phr. cheap and cheerful 〈英〉简单又便宜的，价廉物美的 cheap and nasty 〈英〉价廉质差的 cheap at the price 物有所值的 feel cheap 〈口〉1. 觉得身体不舒服 2. 感到惭愧 He felt cheap about his mistake. 他对自己的错误感到惭愧。 good cheap 〈古〉1. (从买者看来)一笔好交易 2. 好的市场；充裕的供应 3. 价廉 hold (sth.) cheap 轻视 (某事物)He held his wife's love cheap so she left him. 他不看重他妻子的爱情，所以她离开了他。 make oneself cheap 干出降低自己声誉的事 He's made himself cheap by his dishonourable behaviour. 品行不端使他自贬身价。 on the cheap 〈口〉便宜地 Don't try to get things on the cheap. 不要贪便宜。 |