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单词 cheapen
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cheap•en /ˈtʃipən/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to make cheap or cheaper.
  2. to cause to seem less honorable:cheapened herself by appearing in a sleazy film.
  3. to decrease the quality of;
    make inferior.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cheap•en  (chē′pən),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to make cheap or cheaper.
  2. to lower in esteem;
    bring into contempt:Constant swearing cheapened him.
  3. to decrease the quality or beauty of;
    make inferior or vulgar:She cheapened the dress by adding a fringe to it.
  4. [Archaic.]to bargain for.

v.i. 
  1. to become cheap or cheaper.
  • 1555–65; cheap + -en1; replacing Middle English chepen ( obsolete English cheap (verb, verbal)) to price, bargain, Old English cēapian to bargain, trade, buy; cognate with Old Norse kaupa, Gothic kaupōn, German kaufen
cheap′en•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cheapen /ˈtʃiːpən/ vb
  1. to make or become lower in reputation, quality, etc; degrade or be degraded
  2. to make or become cheap or cheaper

ˈcheapener n
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