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cheaply

UK //ˈtʃiːpli//US //ˈtʃiːpli//

词源

源自中古英语 'chepe'(价格) + 副词后缀 '-ly',最初与市场交易相关。

adverb

❶ 以低廉的价格或成本完成某事,强调花费少但可能牺牲质量或价值。

“We bought the furniture cheaply at a garage sale.”

(我们在车库拍卖会上低价买了这些家具。)

“The hotel was cheaply decorated with plastic flowers.”

(这家酒店用塑料花廉价装饰。)

同义词:inexpensively, affordably, economically

常见短语

live cheaply — 以极低的生活成本维持生计,通常指节俭的生活方式。

“Students often have to live cheaply to save money.”

(学生通常需要节俭生活以省钱。)