| 单词 | rock-bottom |
| 释义 | rock-bottom (once / 34763 pages) adj Use the adjective rock-bottom to describe something that can't be any lower, especially a price. If a store is selling TVs at rock-bottom prices, you probably can't find one any cheaper. You'll almost always find this word describing the low price tag of something that's on sale or that has a very low cost. The rock-bottom prices for books can usually be found online or in a used book store or yard sale, rather than at a new book store. And you'll get rock-bottom prices on groceries if you clip coupons and buy store brands. Rock-bottom was coined sometime in the late nineteenth century. WORD FAMILYrock-bottom USAGE EXAMPLESSouth Korea is struggling to boost its rock-bottom birth rate, one of the lowest among rich countries. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Jokic predicts that with rock-bottom fares throughout Europe, some day travelers may jet to another city just to shop or eat at the terminal. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Instead, many fossil fuel companies will be annihilated, thanks to the rock-bottom fuel prices produced by a colossal oversupply of oil, coal and natural gas. Salon(Dec 17, 2016) adj well below normal (especially in price) Syn reduced low less than normal in degree or intensity or amount |
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