cheapen

美 [ˈtʃipən] 　英 [ˈtʃiːpən]

v.(使)跌价；(使)变低级[粗俗]；(使)降低威信[地位]；使损声誉
网络减价；贬低；变得粗俗

词形变化

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

反义词

elevate

同义词

belittle , degrade , demean , denigrate , depreciate

英汉双解

1.	~ sb/yourself 使丧失威信；使贬低to make sb lose respect for himself or herself

She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.

她从不降低标准来贬低自己。

2.	~ sth 降低…的价格to make sth lower in price

to cheapen the cost of raw materials

降低原材料的成本

3.	~ sth 使贬值；贬低to make sth appear to have less value

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。

英汉解释

v.	1. (使)减价,(使)跌价 2. (使)变低级[粗俗];(使)降低威信[地位];使损声誉

英英解释

v.	1. to make something less expensive, or become less expensive, especially in order to save money or increase profits, rather than to give better value 2. to make someone or something seem less valuable or respected or to become lower in quality or reputation

例句

But will such a park ~~cheapen~~ the image of Dickens -- one of Britain's best known authors?

这样的公园会不会有损狄更斯这位英国最著名的作家的形象呢？

Traders usually sell bonds to ~~cheapen~~ up the market before Treasury auctions but a selloff last week went too far, analysts say.

分析师称，交易商通常在新债标售前压低公债价格，但上周的公债价格跌势有些过度。

Don't overlook the obvious reasons to disagree with the war, but don't ~~cheapen~~ the moral aspects either.

别忽视显而易见的反战理由，但也别贬低开战有道德的方面。

But adding a bunch of names to the list wouldn't ~~cheapen~~ the ones that had been there forever, he added.

但在名单中加入一连串名字并不会使其他早已在列的行星贬值，他补充说。

Even if China is pointing fingers at Japan, it does not lessen or ~~cheapen~~ the Nanjing massacre.

即使中国不断指责日本，这也不能忽视或减轻南京大屠杀。

You just can't afford to let her hang-ups ~~cheapen~~ our relationship.

你也不应该毫不容情地让她成为阻止我们相好的障碍。

Good, there is some. . . it would ~~cheapen~~ the whole idea of contracts which has to do with taking in obligation on myself.

很好，……它会贬低整个契约的概念，这种概念关系到在我自己这方面履行的义务。

IT TAKES special ineptitude to ~~cheapen~~ a principle without getting anything much in return.

去降低一个原则还没有得到很大的回报是要有特别的愚笨。

Must you ~~cheapen~~ the moment?

你非要破坏这个时刻么？

Could the cold wind of financial crisis be driving the art market to ~~cheapen~~ its style?

难道金融危机的寒潮只会通过贬低艺术品位的方式来管理艺术市场吗？

i learned such things then , and they ~~cheapen~~ what i have since learned . they are the skeletons in my particular closet .

我是在那时学到这类东西的，它们使我以后学到的东西贬值，是我的一种思想包袱。

Many foolish people ~~cheapen~~ something just because they don't understand the value of it.

有许多愚蠢的人，只是因为他们不懂得某种东西，就贬低它的价值。

And if you are only doing it as a courtesy, doesn't that ~~cheapen~~ the deal?

如果你只是做一个礼貌的，那岂不是贬低了处理呢？

~~Cheapen~~: to lower in public estimation; debase or degrade

降低…的威信；贬低或使降级

to ~~cheapen~~ the cost of raw materials

降低原材料的成本

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