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cheap

UK //tʃiːp//US //tʃiːp//

词源

源自中古英语chep,来自古英语cēap(交易,买卖),与德语Kauf(购买)同源。最初与商业交易相关,后演变为价格低廉的含义。

adjective

❶ 指价格低廉的,花费少的。常用于描述商品或服务价格不高,有时隐含质量可能不高。

“I bought a cheap watch at the market.”

(我在市场买了一块便宜的手表。)

“The hotel was cheap but very clean.”

(这家酒店价格便宜但非常干净。)

❶ 形容人或行为吝啬、小气的,不愿意花钱或付出。

“He's too cheap to buy a proper gift.”

(他太小气了,不愿意买一件像样的礼物。)

“Don't be cheap, tip the waiter properly.”

(别吝啬,给服务员适当的小费。)

❶ 指质量低劣的,做工粗糙的。常用来形容物品看起来或感觉上不值钱。

“The plastic chair looks really cheap.”

(这把塑料椅子看起来非常廉价。)

“Her dress was made of cheap fabric.”

(她的裙子是用劣质面料做的。)

同义词:inexpensive, low-cost, budget, economical, stingy

adverb

❶ 以低价地,便宜地。表示以较低的价格获得或做某事。

“We bought the car cheap from a friend.”

(我们从朋友那里便宜地买了这辆车。)

“You can eat cheap at this diner.”

(你可以在这家小餐馆吃得便宜。)

同义词:inexpensively, economically

常见短语

on the cheap — 以尽可能低的价格做某事,通常暗示牺牲质量或标准。

“They built the house on the cheap, and now it has many problems.”

(他们以最低成本建造了这房子,现在出现了很多问题。)

cheap and cheerful — 形容东西价格便宜但令人满意,物美价廉。

“This cafe serves cheap and cheerful meals.”

(这家咖啡馆提供物美价廉的餐点。)

cheap shot — 指不公平或卑劣的攻击或评论,尤指利用对方弱点。

“Bringing up his past mistakes was a cheap shot.”

(提起他过去的错误是一种卑劣的手段。)