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cheap /tʃiːp/► SEE ALLbe going cheapcheap and cheerfulcheap and nastycheap at the pricenot come cheapon the cheaplife is cheap
●be going ˈcheap (informal) be sold at a low price 降价出售；廉价销售◆These shirts were going cheap, so I bought two.
这些衬衫降价出售，于是我买了两件。●cheap and ˈcheerful (informal) something that is cheap and cheerful does not cost a lot but is attractive and pleasant 物美价廉◆cheap and cheerful clothes / meals / rugs
物美价廉的衣服／餐饮／地毯●cheap and ˈnasty (informal) something that is cheap and nasty does not cost a lot and is of poor quality and not very attractive or pleasant 质劣价廉◆The furniture was cheap and nasty.
这家具是质量低劣的便宜货。●cheap at the ˈprice (BrE) (NAmE cheap at ˈtwice the price) worth more than the price paid, even though it is expensive 价钱虽高但合算；货真价实；物有所值◆I know £6 000 is a lot of money, but a great car like this is cheap at the price.
我知道 6 000 英镑不是个小数目，但是买一辆这么好的车还是物有所值的。●not come ˈcheapbe expensive 昂贵；不便宜◆Violins like this don’t come cheap.
像这样的小提琴不会便宜。◆Babies certainly don’t come cheap (= it is expensive to buy everything they need).
养儿育女的花销可不小。●on the ˈcheap (informal) for less than the normal cost (and therefore of poor quality) 低廉地；价廉地◆He got it on the cheap so I wasn’t surprised when it broke after a couple of months.
他买的是廉价货，所以几个月后就坏了，我一点也不惊讶。●life is ˈcheap (disapproving) used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly 视人命为草芥；人命不值钱◆In areas like this, drugs are hard currency and life is cheap.在这些地区毒品是硬通货，人命不值钱。 |