新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cheap

英  [tʃiːp]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • cheaper , cheapest

    1便宜的

    Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.

    双语例句

    例:

    I'm going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough.

    如果我能找到一个足够便宜的地方,我打算住在校外。

    例:

    Operating costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel.

    经营成本在下降是因为燃料更便宜了。

    2价廉质劣的

    If you describe goods as cheap, you mean they cost less money than similar products but their quality is poor.

    近义词

    shoddy

    双语例句

    例:

    Don't resort to cheap imitations; save up for the real thing.

    不要买价廉质劣的赝品,把钱存起来买真货。

    3损人利己的

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    These tests will inevitably be used by politicians to make cheap political points.

    这些测试难免会被政客们利用以炮制损人利己的政治观点。