cheap

【发音】

美 /tʃip/ 英 /tʃiːp/

【翻译】

1. adj.廉价的；劣质的

   英释:not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected

【短语】

1. on the cheap : 便宜地；经济地

2. cheap labor : 廉价劳动

3. cheap labour : 廉价劳动力；廉价劳工

4. cheap goods : 廉价品

5. good cheap : [古语]

6. cheap and nasty : 不值钱的；价廉物劣的

7. feel cheap : [口]觉得身体不舒服；感到惭愧

8. cheap credit : 低息贷款

9. cheap money : 低利借款；来得容易的非正当收入；在钱上好商量的人

10. cheap shot : 恶意中伤；卑鄙手段

11. dirt cheap : 特别便宜，相当便宜

【例句】

1. cheap rail fares

   便宜的火车票

2. the cheapest TV on the market

   市场上最便宜的电视机

3. Property is cheaper in Spain than here.

   西班牙的房地产比这里便宜。

4. a cheap shop (= one that sells goods cheaply )

   廉价商店

5. The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use.

   这种设备相对比较便宜，而且操作简单。

6. Cheap wine gives me a headache.

   我喝劣质的葡萄酒会头痛。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...making them relatively cheap and easy to install...

2. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...the company may still be cursing its decision to promote cheap choices over more expensive ones because items on its "value menu" now account for around 20% of all sales...

3. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...cheap meals like Big Macs and Whoppers become even more attractive...

4. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Traffic was boosted in America, the home of fast food, with discounts and promotions, such as $1 menus and cheap combination meals...

5. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...the health and safety of children should probably come before cheap service...

6. (2012.6 • CET4 • • 写作题)...excessive packaging can make the majority of merchants get high profit for the cheap commodity by improving price...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.[贸易]便宜的；小气的；不值钱的

   inexpensive/ten-cent/

【同根词】

1. adv

   cheaply : 便宜地；廉价地

2. n

   cheapskate : 小气鬼；吝啬鬼