cheapen

['tʃi:pən]

v.降低,贬低,（使）降价

vt.

1. 降低……的价格, 使便宜

2. 使受人轻视; 贬低

By your dishonesty you've cheapened yourself in everyone's opinion.

你为人不诚实, 使自己被众人看不起。

3. 使变得低劣

4. 【古】为……讨价还价

vi.

跌价, 减价

Food cheapens in summer.

食品在夏天跌价。

词形变化

名词: cheapener | 动词过去式: cheapened | 动词过去分词: cheapened | 动词现在分词: cheapening | 动词第三人称单数: cheapens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.使・・・减价, 跌价

lower  depreciate  reduce  discount  slash  cut  mark down  budget price

v.降低威信(地位)

belittle  humiliate  mortify  shame  scorn  misprize  disgrace  detract from  disparage  scoff at  degrade  downgrade  diminish  

同义参见:

alloy  

英英释义

动词 cheapen:

lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

同义词：degrade

补充

cheapencheapen英:[ˈtʃi:pən] 美:[ˈtʃipən]vt.1.减价2.降低(自己[某事物])的身价; 贬低

例句

1. We shouldn't cheapen the concept of permanence of marriage.我们不应该贬低婚姻天长地久的概念。 2. Love is a word cheapened by overuse.“爱”是个因为过度使用而掉了价的字。 3. When America boycotted the Moscow Olympics it cheapened the medals won.美国抵制莫斯科奥运会, 使奖牌贬了值。 4. I would not cheapen myself by doing such a thing.我不会自贬身价去做这种事。 5. It was designed to cheapen the transport of coal.其宗旨就是降低煤炭运输费用。 6. This shows how the value of possession has cheapened.这说明财产的价值是如何缩水的。 7. We have to cheapen commodities at the moment.目前我们只好使商品削价。 8. It's only cheapening yourself to behave like that.那样做只能使你自贬身价。 9. In no case can we cheapen the quality of products.在任何情况下我们都不能降低产品质量。 10. Fruit has cheapened a bit lately.近来水果价格稍有下跌。 11. the depreciation of the dollar would cheapen US exports.美元贬值会使美国出口商品跌价。 12. the mass media simplify and cheapen the experience of art.大众传媒简化并贬低艺术体验。 13. She felt cheapened by his treatment of her.他这样对待她使她觉得很丢脸。 14. The movie was accused of cheapening human life.这部电影被指责贬低人类生活。 15. 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。 16. products cheapened by sloppy workmanship因工艺粗糙而质量下降的产品 17. 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。 18. 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。 19. 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。 20. 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。