cheapen

英 [ˈtʃiːpən]

美 [ˈtʃiːpən]

v.  使丧失威信; 使贬低; 降低…的价格; 使贬值; 贬低

过去式：cheapened　现在分词：cheapening　第三人称单数：cheapens　过去分词：cheapened　

BNC.33335 / COCA.24988

牛津词典

verb

• 使丧失威信；使贬低
  to make sb lose respect for himself or herself
  1. She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.
     她从不降低标准来贬低自己。
• 降低…的价格
  to make sth lower in price
  1. to cheapen the cost of raw materials
     降低原材料的成本
• 使贬值；贬低
  to make sth appear to have less value
  1. The movie was accused of cheapening human life.
     有人指责这部电影贬低了人的生命价值。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有失身价;使降低身份;使贬值
  If somethingcheapensa person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
  1. When America boycotted the Moscow Olympics it cheapened the medals won...
     美国抵制莫斯科奥运会的行为使金牌的含金量降低了。
  2. Love is a word cheapened by overuse.
     “爱”这个字眼用得太滥不值钱了。

英英释义

verb

• lower the grade of something
  Synonym:degrade

双语例句

• Don't cheapen yourself by getting involved with this man.
  不要与这个人搅在一块而降低了你自己的身份。
• The competition should cheapen the cost of travel.
  竞争会降低旅行的费用。
• Provide extremely in market chase after go up and kill cheapen when the value, particularly useful.
  在市况极具追涨和杀跌价值时，非凡有用。
• I don't want anything to cheapen what we've found.
  我不希望任何事情使我们的发现变得粗俗。
• Until now, Harvard Business School has been on the sidelines, not wanting to either cannibalize or cheapen its existing on-campus MBA program or its executive education offerings.
  哈佛商学院此前一直持观望态度，不愿意蚕食或贬低现有的在校MBA和高管培训项目。
• For if you degrade and cheapen the word too long, the people will turn to the picture.
  如果你过久地降低其品质使其变得粗俗的话，人们便会转向电视画面。
• The price is changeable. Sometimes chain stores cheapen the goods to attract customers. They may be rather cheap.
  价格多变，有时连锁店对货物降价以吸引顾客，可能很便宜。
• Second, a depreciation should cheapen the relative price of exports, helping companies to find new customers abroad.
  第二，贬值应会让出口价格相对便宜，有助于公司在国外找到新的客户。
• Thailand's central bank hopes to help the country's beleaguered exporters by allowing more investment overseas part of a strategy to cheapen the Thai baht.
  泰国银行希望海外投资泰铢贬值的目的，从而给处境的出口商帮助。
• Approaching this casually could cheapen the very institution same-sex advocates appear to idolise.
  如果随意地对待，那么同性婚姻的倡导者所追求的理想制度就不值钱了。