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| 1 | not expensive 便宜的；廉价的 |
| People should have access to cheap, fresh food. 应该让人们买得到价格低廉的新鲜食品。 |
| The local buses are cheap and reliable. 当地的公共汽车既便宜又可靠。 |
| a cheap and plentiful source of energy 廉价而充足的能源 |
| The machine is relatively cheap to build but expensive to maintain. 制造这种机器相对便宜，但维修却很贵。 |
| | 1a | used about something that is lower in price than usual or than you expected （比通常或意料中）便宜的 | | Silver is very cheap in Mexico. 银在墨西哥很便宜。 | |
| | 1b | not expensive and of reasonable quality 价廉物美的 | | It’ s not the best place you’ ll ever eat at, but it’ s cheap and cheerful. 这算不上最好的吃饭的地方，但却价廉物美。 | |
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| 2 | not expensive and not of good quality 劣质的；质量差的 |
| People were drinking cheap wine from plastic cups. 人们喝着用塑料杯装的劣质酒。 |
| He was always buying her cheap jewellery. 他总是给她买劣质的珠宝。 |
| a cheap imitation Always ask for our products by name – beware of cheap imitations! 请认准我们的产品名称，谨防假冒！ |
| | 2a | unattractive , not expensive , and of very bad quality 低劣俗气的 | | a market stall selling cheap and nasty watches 出售低价劣质手表的地摊 | |
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| 3 | a cheap action or remark is unfair or unkind and does not deserve respect 卑劣的；卑鄙的；可耻的 |
| I’ m not interested in scoring cheap points in this debate. 我对这次辩论赛中靠不光彩手段得分的事不感兴趣。 |
| a cheap joke/jibe The Minister should be dealing with the problem, not making cheap jibes. 这位大臣应该处理问题，而不是说些难登大雅之堂的笑话。 |
| a cheap trick He said he realized it had been a cheap trick and he was sorry. 他说他意识到这是个无聊的把戏，还说他很抱歉。 |
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| 4 | not considered important or valuable 无足轻重的；没有价值的；平庸的 |
| It happened during the war when life was cheap. 这事发生在生命无足轻重的战争期间。 |
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| 5 | MAINLY AMERICAN not willing to spend money 吝啬的；小气的 |
| She’ s so cheap she wouldn’ t even buy her own mother a birthday card. 她非常小气，连为母亲买一张生日贺卡都舍不得。 |
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| - | cheap at half the price BRITISH informal
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| used for emphasizing that something is good value and not considered expensive |
| 物美价廉的 |
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| - | cheap at the price BRITISH
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| used for emphasizing that something is worth more than it costs |
| 物超所值的 |
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| He’ d spent £60,000 but said his victory was cheap at the price. 他花了6万英镑，但却说为他的胜利花这些钱值得。 |
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| - | on the cheap informal
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| 1 | if you buy something on the cheap you do not pay the usual price 便宜地；廉价地 | It’ s a great opportunity to pick up a car on the cheap. 这是一个买便宜车的好机会。 | |
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| 2 | if you do something on the cheap you spend less money and get a product or service that is not of the best quality （做事）图便宜的 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| cheaply adv |
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| cheapness noun U |
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