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Using plastic instead of steel will cheapen [=lower] the quality of the car.使用塑料代替钢材会降低汽车的质量。

products cheapened by sloppy workmanship因工艺粗糙而质量下降的产品

Using the national flag in advertising only cheapens it.在广告中使用国旗只会降低其庄严性。

Poor marketing can cheapen a brand name.拙劣的市场营销可能会败坏一个品牌的名声。

I thought that the show cheapened the lives of the people it portrayed.我认为这个节目贬低了其所描绘人物的人生意义。

The wedding ceremony was cheapened by the best man's tasteless jokes.这场婚礼由于伴郎格调低下的笑话而大打折扣。