cheap·en
verb/ˈtʃiːpən/
/ˈtʃiːpən/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cheapen | /ˈtʃiːpən/ /ˈtʃiːpən/ |
| he / she / it cheapens | /ˈtʃiːpənz/ /ˈtʃiːpənz/ |
| past simple cheapened | /ˈtʃiːpənd/ /ˈtʃiːpənd/ |
| past participle cheapened | /ˈtʃiːpənd/ /ˈtʃiːpənd/ |
| -ing form cheapening | /ˈtʃiːpənɪŋ/ /ˈtʃiːpənɪŋ/ |
- cheapen somebody/yourself to make people lose respect for somebody or for yourself
使丧失威信；贬低 - She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.
她从不降低标准来贬低自己。 - It just cheapens you when you make jokes like that.
当你开这样的玩笑时，只会贬低你。
- She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.
- cheapen something to make something lower in price
降低…的价格 - to cheapen the cost of raw materials
降低原材料的成本
- to cheapen the cost of raw materials
- cheapen something to make something appear to have less value
使贬值；贬低 - The movie was accused of cheapening human life.
有人指责这部电影贬低了人的生命价值。
- The movie was accused of cheapening human life.