单词	downmarket
释义	downmarket1 adjectivedownmarket2 adverb downmarketdown‧mar‧ket1 /ˌdaʊnˈmɑːkɪt◂ $ -ɑːr-/ adjective British English Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Everything that the east village - the downmarket part of the Voice's patch - wasn't. Samsung has been trying to discard its somewhat downmarket image for some time. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a downmarket image British English, a downscale image American English (=cheap and not good quality)· The store has struggled to break away from its downmarket image. downmarket goods or services are cheap and not of very good quality SYN downscale American English OPP  upmarket:  downmarket tabloid newspapers The company wanted to break away from its traditional, downmarket image. downmarket1 adjectivedownmarket2 adverb downmarketdownmarket2 adverb British English Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS The Opera House specialised in drama for nine years - and then went downmarket. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a downmarket image British English, a downscale image American English (=cheap and not good quality)· The store has struggled to break away from its downmarket image. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► go/move downmarket The Opera House specialised in drama for nine years - and then went downmarket. ► take something downmarket 1go/move downmarket to start buying or selling cheaper goods or services2take something downmarket to change a product or service so that it is cheaper and more popular – used to show disapproval:  He was accused of taking the radio station downmarket in order to compete with commercial stations.
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