cheap
adj
adv
noun
tʃiːp
adj
1
LOW PRICE
低价
not
at
all
expensive,
or
lower
in
price
than
you
expected
便宜的，不贵的，廉价的;
informal BrE
cheap
rail
fares
便宜的火车票
the
cheapest
TV
on
the
market
市场上最便宜的电视机
Property
is
cheaper
in
Spain
than
here.
西班牙的房地产比这里便宜。
a
cheap
shop
(=one
that
sells
goods
cheaply)
廉价商店
The
equipment
is
relatively
cheap
and
simple
to
use.
这种设备比较便宜，而且操作简单。
This
coat
was
dirt
cheap
informal
【非正式】 (=very cheap). 这件外套便宜透顶。
cheap
and
cheerful
a
cheap
and
cheerful
Italian
restaurant
一家很便宜但还不错的意大利餐馆
2
BAD QUALITY
劣质
low
in
price
and
quality
价廉质劣的; 无价值的，不值钱的
Cheap
wine
gives
me
a
headache.
喝了劣质的葡萄酒我就头痛。
cheap
jewellery
廉价珠宝
The
furniture
looked
cheap
and
nasty
.
这家具看上去价廉质次。
a
cheap
imitation
of
the
real
thing
廉价劣质的仿制品
3
NOT EXPENSIVE TO USE
花费低的
not
costing
much
to
use
or
to
employ
便宜的，价格低的;
cheap
to
run/use/maintain
etc
Gas
appliances
are
usually
cheaper
to
run
than
electric
ones.
燃气设备一般比用电的使用起来要便宜。
For
the
employer,
a
part-time
workforce
means
a
cheap
labour
supply.
对雇主来说，兼职工意味着廉价的劳动力。
4
NOT DESERVING RESPECT
不值得尊敬
showing
a
lack
of
honesty,
moral
principles,
or
sincere
feelings,
so
that
you
do
not
deserve
respect
卑贱的，可鄙的，可耻的
She
felt
cheap
and
stupid,
like
a
naughty
child
caught
stealing.
她感到自己卑鄙愚蠢，就像个偷东西正巧被逮着的调皮孩子。
You’re
lying,
aren’t
you?
You’re
so
cheap.
你说谎，对不对？你真不要脸。
His
remark
was
a
cheap
shot
at
short
people.
他的那番话是对矮个子的奚落。
another
cheap
political
stunt
又一个可鄙的政治噱头
It
was
nothing
but
a
cheap
trick
(=unkind
trick)
.
那只不过是个卑鄙的伎俩。
5
NOT GENEROUS
不大方的
not
liking
to
spend
money
[美] 小气的，吝啬的
AmE BrE
She’s
too
cheap
to
take
a
cab.
她太小气了，不肯叫出租车的。
6
cheap thrill
excitement
that
does
not
take
much
effort
to
get
容易得来的刺激
Bella
will
sleep
with
anyone
for
a
cheap
thrill.
贝拉为了寻找垂手可得的刺激，和谁上床都行。
7
life is cheap
used
to
say
that
it
is
not
important
if
people
die
人命不值钱
8
cheap at the price/at any price cheap at twice the price
,
so
good,
useful,
or
desirable
that
the
cost
is
not
important
要再高的价都是合算的
BrE
a
cheaply
furnished
room
陈设简陋的房间
They
lived
as
cheaply
as
possible.
他们生活尽量节省。
the
relative
cheapness
of
housing
相对便宜的住房
adv
9
at
a
low
price
便宜地，廉价地
Air
fares
to
Africa
don’t
come
cheap
(=are
expensive)
.
到非洲的机票不便宜。
I
bought
this
house
because
it
was
going
cheap
(=selling
for
a
lower
price
than
usual)
.
我买下这幢房子是因为它降价了。
She
used
to
get
meat
cheap
at
the
butcher’s.
以前她在肉店常能买到便宜的肉。
They’re
selling
linen
off
cheap
in
Lewis’s.
刘易斯商店正在廉价出售家用织品。
noun
10
on the cheap
spending
less
money
than
is
needed
to
do
something
properly
低廉地，节省地
A
clean
environment
cannot
be
had
on
the
cheap.
要有清洁的环境是不能省钱的。
holidaying
on
the
cheap
节省地度假