| 单词 | cheap |
| 释义 | cheap —cheap /tʃiːp/ adjective (LOW PRICE) A1 costing little money or less than is usual or expected: » I got a cheap flight at the last minute.» Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets.» Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.» The scheme is simple and cheap to operate.» During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.» FIGURATIVE In a war, human life becomes very cheap (= seems to be of little value).Thesaurus+: ↑Costing or worth little or no moneyF0 If a shop or restaurant is cheap, it charges low prices: » I go to the cheapest hairdresser's in town.Thesaurus+: ↑Costing or worth little or no moneycheap and cheerful UKF0 cheap but good or enjoyable: » There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.Thesaurus+: ↑Costing or worth little or no moneyThesaurus+: ↑Informal words for good , ↑Good, better and best , ↑Quite good, or not very goodon the cheap INFORMALF0 If you get goods on the cheap, you get them for a low price, often from someone you know who works in the company or business that produces them. Thesaurus+: ↑Costing or worth little or no money• • • Extra Examples:» We bought a cheap package tour to Spain and stayed in a big hotel by the sea.» Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form of transport.» I know a great restaurant where the drink's cheap and the food's great.» I bought some flowers that were going cheap.» It's only a cheap ring but it has great sentimental value for me.adjective (LOW QUALITY) C1 DISAPPROVING describes goods that are both low in quality and low in price: » I bought some cheap wine for cooking with.» He bought some cheap shoes that fell apart after a couple of months.Thesaurus+: ↑Not of good quality , ↑Rubbish and waste , ↑Informal words for badcheap and nasty UKF0 costing little and of very bad quality Thesaurus+: ↑Not of good quality , ↑Rubbish and waste , ↑Informal words for badadjective DISAPPROVING (DRESSED SEXILY) ► F0 If you describe the way a person is dressed as cheap, you mean that it is very obvious that they are trying to sexually attract other people.Thesaurus+: ↑People who sell sex or are promiscuousadjective DISAPPROVING (UNKIND) ► F0 unpleasant and unkind: » I wish you'd stop making cheap jokes about my friends.Thesaurus+: ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive , ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abuseadjective US (UK mean) (MEAN) ► F0 unwilling to spend money: » He's so cheap he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday.Thesaurus+: ↑Mean with moneyadverb ► F0 for little money or for less than is usual: » I got some shoes cheap in the sale.» There were some chairs in the market going cheap (= they were not expensive).Thesaurus+: ↑Costing or worth little or no money |
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