[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]便宜的；不贵的 Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
[v-link ADJ]
I'm going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough...
要是能找到足够便宜的地方，我就不在校园里住了。
Smoke detectors are cheap and easy to put up...
烟雾报警器既不贵又易于安装。
Running costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel...
燃料价格下来了，运营费用也会跟着下降。
They served breakfast all day and sold it cheap.
他们全天供应早餐，而且价钱公道。
cheaply
It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.
它的发电成本要比核电站低。
cheapness
The cheapness and simplicity of the design makes it ideal for our task.
这个设计既便宜又朴素，非常适合我们的任务要求。
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[ADJ 形容词]不值钱的；质次价低的 If you describe goods as cheap, you mean they cost less money than similar products but their quality is poor.
[ADJ n]
Don't resort to cheap copies； save up for the real thing.
别买廉价的仿冒品，攒点钱买正品吧。
...a tight suit made of some cheap material.
用廉价面料做的紧身套装
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[ADJ 形容词]（劳动力）廉价的 If you describe the cost of someone's work as cheap, you disapprove of the way people are taking advantage of a situation to pay someone less than they should for the work that they do.
[ADJ n]
[disapproval]
...unscrupulous employers who treat children as a cheap source of labour.
把儿童当廉价劳动力使用的黑心雇主
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[ADJ 形容词](言行)讨便宜的，刻薄的，不怀好意的 If you describe someone's remarks or actions as cheap, you mean that they are unkindly or insincerely using a situation to benefit themselves or to harm someone else.
[ADJ n]
[disapproval]
These tests will inevitably be used by politicians to make cheap political points.
这些测试必然会被政客们不失时机地拿去大做政治文章。
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[ADJ 形容词]吝啬的；小气的 If you describe someone as cheap, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.
[usu v-link ADJ]
[disapproval]
[AM 美]
Oh, please, Dad, just this once don't be cheap.
哦，求求你，爸爸，就这一回，别抠门儿了。
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[PHRASE 短语]人命不值钱；人命如草芥 You use life is cheap or life has become cheap to refer to a situation in which nobody cares that large numbers of people are dying.
[V inflects]
We will end up living in a society where life is cheap.
我们最终将生活在一个视人命为儿戏的社会。
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[PHRASE 短语]便宜第一；节省地 If someone does or buys something on the cheap, they spend less money than they should because they are more concerned with what it costs than with its quality.
[PHR after v]
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Most modern housing estates are terrible and inevitably done on the cheap.
现在的房子大多质量差劲透顶，肯定都是偷工减料盖起来的。
Oxford
cheap★/tʃiːp; NAmEtʃiːp/
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cheapcheapercheapestadjective★(cheap·er,cheap·est)low price 低价1★costing little money or less money than you expected 花钱少的；便宜的；廉价的SYN
inexpensive
◆cheap fares便宜的票价◆Personal computers are cheap and getting cheaper.个人电脑现在价格便宜，以后还会越来越便宜。◆Cycling is a cheap way to get around.骑自行车是一种省钱的旅游方式。◆The printer isn't exactly cheap at £200.价格为 200 英镑的打印机并不是很便宜。◆immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour(= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly)作为廉价劳动力来源的移民工人☞see also
dirt cheap
OPP
expensive
2★charging low prices 收费低廉的◆a cheap restaurant/hotel收费低廉的餐馆╱旅馆◆( BrE) We found a cheap and cheerfulcafe (= one that is simple and charges low prices but is pleasant).我们找到了一家价格低廉环境宜人的咖啡馆。OPP
expensive
poor quality 劣质3★( disapproving) low in price and quality 价低质劣的◆cheap perfume/jewellery/shoes低价劣质香水╱珠宝╱鞋◆( BrE) a cheap and nastybottle of wine 一瓶便宜的劣质葡萄酒unkind 不友好4unpleasant or unkind and rather obvious 令人讨厌的；明显不友好的；不和善的◆I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense.我讨厌他拿我开低级庸俗的玩笑。low status 地位低下5( disapproving) having a low status and therefore not deserving respect 卑微的；卑贱的；可鄙的◆He's just a cheap crook.他简直是个卑鄙的骗子。◆His treatment of her made her feel cheap(= ashamed, because she had lost her respect for herself).他那样对待她使她感到很丢脸。not generous 不大方6( NAmE) (BrEmean)( informal,disapproving) not liking to spend money 小气的；抠门儿的◆Don't be so cheap!别这么小气！▶cheap·ness/ˈtʃiːpnəs; NAmEˈtʃiːpnəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMScheap at the ˈprice(alsocheap at ˈtwice the price)(BrE alsocheap at ˈhalf the price)so good or useful that the cost does not seem too much 价钱虽高但还合算on the ˈcheapspending less money than you usually need to spend to do sth 低廉地；廉价地◆a guide to decorating your house on the cheap房屋廉价装潢指南☞more at
life
adverb(comparativecheap·er,no superlative)( informal) for a low price 低价地；廉价地；便宜地◆I got this dress cheap in a sale.这件衣服是我在大减价时便宜买的。IDIOMSbe ˌgoing ˈcheapto be offered for sale at a lower price than usual 降价出售；廉价销售sth does not come ˈcheapsomething is expensive 昂贵；不便宜◆Violins like this don't come cheap.像这样的小提琴不会便宜。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析cheapcompetitive ◆budget ◆affordable ◆reasonable ◆inexpensive These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected. 以上各词均指产品或服务花钱少或低于预期。■cheapcosting little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices 指花钱少、便宜、收费低廉NOTECheapcan also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price. *cheap 亦可作贬义，指价低质劣： ◆a bottle of cheap perfume一瓶低价劣质香水■competitive(of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices 指价格、产品或服务收费方面具有竞争力■budget[only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service （尤用于广告）指仅提供基本服务因而价格低廉■affordablecheap enough for most people to afford 指多数人买得起或负担得来的■reasonable(of prices) not too expensive 指价格不太高、公道的■inexpensive( rather formal) cheap 指不昂贵NOTEInexpensiveis often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap,because cheapcan suggest that sth is poor quality. *inexpensive 常含物有所值之意，有时用以代替 cheap，因为 cheap 可有质量低劣的含义。 PATTERNS◆cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices / prices ◆cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products / products cheap/tʃiːp; NAmEtʃiːp/cheap·ness/ˈtʃiːpnəs; NAmEˈtʃiːpnəs/
1low price not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expectedOPP expensive: cheap rail fares the cheapest TV on the market Property is cheaper in Spain than here. a cheap shop (=one that sells goods cheaply) The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use. This coat was dirt cheap (=very cheap - an informal expression)cheap and cheerful British English (=simple and not expensive, but of reasonable quality) a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant2bad quality low in price and quality: Cheap wine gives me a headache. cheap jewellery The furniture looked cheap and nasty. a cheap imitation of the real thing3not expensive to use not costing much to use or to employSYN inexpensivecheap to run/use/maintain etc Gas appliances are usually cheaper to run than electric ones. For the employer, a part-time workforce means a cheap labour supply.4not deserving respect showing a lack of honesty, moral principles, or sincere feelings, so that you do not deserve respect: She felt cheap and stupid, like a naughty child caught stealing. You’re lying, aren’t you? You’re so cheap. His remark was a cheap shot at short people. another cheap political stunt It was nothing but a cheap trick (=unkind trick).5not generous American English not liking to spend moneySYN mean British English: She’s too cheap to take a cab.6cheap thrill excitement that does not take much effort to get: Bella will sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill.7life is cheap used to say that it is not important if people die8 cheap at the price/at any price British English, cheap at twice the price so good, useful, or desirable that the cost is not important—cheaply adverb: a cheaply furnished room They lived as cheaply as possible.—cheapness noun [uncountable]: the relative cheapness of housingTHESAURUScheap costing very little money, or less than you expected: · My shoes were really cheap – they only cost £25.· The cheapest way to get to Chicago is to take the bus.· cheap flightslow low prices, rents, and fees do not cost a lot of money. Do not use cheap with these words: · Why is the share price so low?· You could get equally good accommodation elsewhere at a lower rent.inexpensive especially written not expensive – use this especially about things that are of good quality, even though they do not cost a lot: · The furniture is inexpensive, but well made.· a simple inexpensive meal· a hotel that offers air-conditioned rooms at relatively inexpensive pricesreasonable a reasonable price seems fair because it is not too high: · The restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices.· Only £25 a night? That sounds reasonable.economical cheap because you do not need to use a lot of money or fuel: · an economical car· It is usually more economical to buy in large quantities.affordable cheap enough for most people to be able to buy or pay for: · affordable housing· Single mothers often have trouble finding affordable childcare.· The shop sells designer fashions at affordable prices.competitive competitive prices and rates are as low as those charged by other shops or companies: · I think you’ll find our prices are extremely competitive.· The hotel offers a high standard of service at very competitive rates.budget [only before noun] budget flights, airlines, hotels etc have especially low prices: · You can get a budget flight to Amsterdam for only £19.· a list of budget hotels for under $50 a night· budget accommodation for families with young childrenbe good/great value to be worth at least the price you pay for it, so that you feel pleased and think you have spent your money well: · The meals at Charlie’s Pizza are really good value.· The holiday is great value for money.be a bargain informal to be extremely cheap: · I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.COLLOCATIONS CHECKlow price/cost/rent/fee/chargereasonable price/costeconomical car/way/methodaffordable accommodation/housing/pricecompetitive price/ratebudget flight/airline/hotel/accommodation
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at a low price: Air fares to Africa don’t come cheap (=are expensive). I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual). She used to get meat cheap at the butcher’s. They’re selling linen off cheap in Lewis’s.
cheap1 adjective
cheap2 adverb
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on the cheap spending less money than is needed to do something properly: A clean environment cannot be had on the cheap. holidaying on the cheap
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