cheap
cheap
adjective
cheap and cheerful
cheapish
adjective
cheaply
adverb
cheapness
noun
语源
adjective
- (of an item for sale) low in price, especially in comparison with its value or with the usual price of similar items
（商品）便宜的
they bought some cheap fruit in the market .
他们在市场里买了些便宜水果。
local buses were reliable and cheap.
乘本地公共汽车又可靠又便宜。
■charging low prices
收费便宜的
a cheap restaurant.
一家收费便宜的餐馆。
■(of prices or other charges) low
（价格等）低廉的
my rent was pretty cheap .
我的租金相当低。
■inexpensive because of inferior quality
（因劣质而）廉价的
cheap, shoddy goods.
廉价的劣质货品。
■of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way requiring little effort
无价值的，用不正当手段得到的
her moment of cheap triumph.
她取得廉价胜利的那一刻。
■deserving contempt
可鄙的；可耻的
a cheap trick.
可鄙的诡计。
■(N. Amer. informal)miserly
(北美，非正式)吝啬的
she's too cheap to send me a postcard.
她太吝啬了，不会给我寄明信片的。
- at or for a low price
便宜地
a house that was going cheap because of the war.
因战乱而房价走低的房子。
cheap and cheerful
- (Brit.)simple and inexpensive but not unattractive
(英)价廉物美的
- (Brit.)low cost and bad quality
(英)便宜但劣质的
- well worth having, regardless of the cost
物超所值的
as an investment for the future, the books are cheap at the price.
作为对未来的投资，这些书物超所值。
- (informal)at a low cost, typically lower than should be the case
(非正式)便宜地
cheapish
adjective
cheaply
adverb
cheapness
noun
语源
- late 15th cent.: from an obsolete phrase good cheap 'a good bargain', from Old English cēap 'bargaining, trade', based on Latin caupo 'small trader, innkeeper'
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