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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cheap1 /tʃiːp/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective (comparative cheaper, superlative cheapest)  1  low price 低价CHEAP not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected 便宜的，不贵的，廉价的 OPP expensive cheap rail fares 便宜的火车票 the cheapest TV on the market 市场上最便宜的电视机 Property is cheaper in Spain than here. 西班牙的房地产比这里便宜。 a cheap shop (=one that sells goods cheaply) 廉价商店 The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use. 这种设备相对比较便宜，而且操作简单。 This coat was dirt cheap (= very cheap - an informal expression) 这件外套超便宜。cheap and cheerful British English (=simple and not expensive, but of reasonable quality) 价廉物美的 a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant 一家价廉物美的意大利餐馆2  bad quality 劣质CHEAP low in price and quality 价廉质劣的，不值钱的 Cheap wine gives me a headache. 我喝劣质的葡萄酒会头痛。 cheap jewellery 不值钱的珠宝 The furniture looked cheap and nasty. 这家具看上去价廉质次。 a cheap imitation of the real thing 廉价劣质的仿制品3  not expensive to use 花费低的CHEAP not costing much to use or to employ 便宜的，价格低的 SYN inexpensivecheap to run/use/maintain etc Gas appliances are usually cheaper to run than electric ones. 用燃气设备一般比用电器省钱。 For the employer, a part-time workforce means a cheap labour supply. 对雇主来说，兼职工意味着廉价的劳动力。4  not deserving respect 不值得尊敬的UNKIND showing a lack of honesty, moral principles, or sincere feelings, so that you do not deserve respect 卑贱的，可鄙的，可耻的 She felt cheap and stupid, like a naughty child caught stealing. 她感到自己卑鄙愚蠢，就像个偷东西被逮到的调皮孩子。 You’re lying, aren’t you? You’re so cheap. 你在说谎，对不对？你真不要脸。 His remark was a cheap shot at short people. 他的那番话是对矮个子的奚落。 another cheap political stunt 又一个可鄙的政治噱头 It was nothing but a cheap trick (=unkind trick). 那只不过是个卑鄙的伎俩。5  not generous 不大方的 American English not liking to spend money 小气的，吝啬的 SYN British English mean She’s too cheap to take a cab. 她太小气了，不肯叫出租车的。6  cheap thrill excitement that does not take much effort to get 容易得来的刺激 Bella will sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill. 贝拉随便寻找刺激，和谁上床都行。7. life is cheap DIEused to say that it is not important if people die 人命不值钱8. cheap at the price/at any price British English, cheap at twice the price so good, useful, or desirable that the cost is not important 再贵也是合算的 —cheaply adverb a cheaply furnished room 陈设简陋的房间 They lived as cheaply as possible. 他们过着尽可能节俭的生活。 —cheapness noun [uncountable] the relative cheapness of housing 相对便宜的住房 THESAURUScheap costing very little money, or less than you expected 便宜的，廉价的My shoes were really cheap – they only cost £25. 我的鞋子非常便宜——只要25英镑。The cheapest way to get to Chicago is to take the bus. 去芝加哥最便宜的方式是乘公共汽车。cheap flights 廉价航班low low prices, rents, and fees do not cost a lot of money. Do not use cheap with these words 〔价格、租金和服务费〕低的，便宜的〔cheap不与price，rent和fee连用〕Why is the share price so low? 股价为什么这么低？You could get equally good accommodation elsewhere at a lower rent. 你可以在其他地方以较低的租金找到同样好的住处。inexpensive especially written not expensive – use this especially about things that are of good quality, even though they do not cost a lot 不贵的〔尤用于指东西好但花费不多〕The furniture is inexpensive, but well made. 家具不贵，不过做工很好。a simple inexpensive meal 简单实惠的一餐饭na hotel that offers air-conditioned rooms at relatively inexpensive pricesreasonable a reasonable price seems fair because it is not too high 〔价格〕合理的，公道的The restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices. 这家餐厅的饭菜很好，价格合理。nOnly £25 a night? That sounds reasonable.economical cheap because you do not need to use a lot of money or fuel 经济实惠的an economical car 经济型汽车It is usually more economical to buy in large quantities. 大量购买一般更实惠。affordable cheap enough for most people to be able to buy or pay for 买得起的，承担得起的affordable housing 买得起的住房Single mothers often have trouble finding affordable childcare. 单身母亲往往难以找到负担得起的儿童看护人员。The shop sells designer fashions at affordable prices. 该店以适中价格出售名牌设计师的时装。competitive competitive prices and rates are as low as those charged by other shops or companies 〔价格〕有竞争力的I think you’ll find our prices are extremely competitive. 我相信你会觉得我们的价格特别有竞争力。The hotel offers a high standard of service at very competitive rates. 这家酒店服务水准高，收费非常有竞争力。budget [only before noun] budget flights, airlines, hotels etc have especially low prices 〔航班、航空公司、酒店等〕廉价的You can get a budget flight to Amsterdam for only £19. 你可以乘廉价航班到阿姆斯特丹，只要19英镑。a list of budget hotels for under $50 a night 每晚收费低于50美元的廉价酒店清单budget accommodation for families with young children 供带小孩家庭住的经济型住处be good/great value to be worth at least the price you pay for it, so that you feel pleased and think you have spent your money well 物有所值，合算The meals at Charlie’s Pizza are really good value. 在查利比萨店用餐很合算。The holiday is great value for money. 这次度假物有所值。be a bargain informal to be extremely cheap 非常便宜I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain. 我在印度尼西亚买了这件衬衣，非常便宜。COLLOCATIONS CHECKlow price/cost/rent/fee/chargereasonable price/costeconomical car/way/methodaffordable accommodation/housing/pricecompetitive price/ratebudget flight/airline/hotel/accommodation

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cheap• My flight to Reno was really cheap.• Who brought the nasty cheap beer?• I bought the cheapest computer I could find.• The hotel room was very small, with cheap furniture and a bumpy bed.• The room was depressing, with dim light and cheap furniture.• Uncle Matt was really cheap - he used to stay with us for weeks, and he never paid for anything.• a cheap leather jacket• The interior of the car is all plastic and has a cheap look about it.• The girls wore bright frilly dresses and were drenched in cheap perfume.• Oh look -- a present from Rob. I bet it's another bottle of cheap perfume.• Cheaper production facilities have helped boost profits.• Green Bay players complained that the Cowboys are taught to apply cheap shots.• The tourist shops were full of cheap souvenirs.• Hungry-looking men in cheap suits hung around the streets all day.• The outlet mall is a lot cheaper than stores downtown.• My shoes were really cheap - they only cost $15.• Then they both walked into an alley between a small pentecostal church and a rat-eaten shack advertising cheap tires.• Wooden houses are relatively cheap to build.• This makes women cheaper to dismiss and makes them more vulnerable to redundancy.• It's cheaper to phone after six o'clock.• Richard Branson's Virgin Records, for instance, grew and diversified, including a successful foray into cheap transatlantic flights.• A smart suit with cheap uncomfortable shoes generally reveals a man posing above his station.• The simplest and cheapest way of photographing a slide or peel is to use it as a photographic negative.• The cheapest way to get to Chicago is to take the bus.relatively cheap• If people think exchange rates will rise, they will demand sterling while it is still relatively cheap.• The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use.• The premium is again relatively cheap, depending on the extent of cover, and varies from about £3 to £10.• Even if wages are relatively cheap, electricity is not.• Wind power should also be relatively cheaper in the long term, as the pollution costs of fossil fuels rise.• We're talking relatively cheap mega-acres of land and the use of mass-production techniques.• Local newspapers are widely read and relatively cheap to advertise in.• Due to its small size and high fecundity it is relatively cheap to breed, buy and maintain.cheap and nasty• I don't like plastic shoes. They always seem cheap and nasty.• The sunroof looks cheap and nasty.• The Melrose may be the cheap end of the market, but it isn't the cheap and nasty end.• They were watch boxes, cheap and nasty, the kind sold in filling-stations.• What do you think of these bracelets? They look really cheap and nasty to me.• He says it's a cheap and nasty way of administering justice in this country.cheap to run/use/maintain etc• It had become easier to fashion and cheaper to use.• Self-administered schemes are cheap to run.• Unit trusts are also cheaper to run.• Which would be the cheapest to run?• It is a robust and very useful aircraft which is cheap to run and has great endurance.• These computers were smaller than the first-generation machines, were cheaper to run, and were much more reliable.• Low energy-using fridges and washing machines have recently appeared on the market and are cheaper to run than ordinary ones.• A dimension that gives you a more effective heating system that's cheaper to run - Total Heating with Central Control.cheap shot• Green Bay players complained that the Cowboys are taught to apply cheap shots.• He deserves better than to be criticised by gay activists with such a cheap shot.• His jokes were generally well-chosen, except for one cheap shot about short people.• Take cheap shots and distort facts in order to get ahead?• Burke's article was a cheap shot at teenagers that did nothing to look past stereotypes.• It was a cheap shot but an effective one.• Or, analysts say, it could be a cheap shot by an employee at an Apple competitor.• There is increased range flexibility, it is cheaper shot for shot and it leaves a much more saleable end-product.cheap2 adverb  CHEAPat a low price 便宜地，廉价地 Air fares to Africa don’t come cheap (=are expensive). 去非洲的机票不便宜。 I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual). 我买下这幢房子是因为它降价了。 She used to get meat cheap at the butcher’s. 以前她常常在肉店买便宜的肉。 They’re selling linen off cheap in Lewis’s. 刘易斯商店正在特价出售亚麻织品。

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cheap• That dress makes her look real cheap.• You can buy electronic diaries fairly cheaply nowadays.• Old houses can sometimes be bought cheap and fixed up.• And the Navy wants the vessel cheap -- by Pentagon standards at least.• It won't come cheap, though.don’t come cheap• Houses like that don't come cheap.cheap3 noun  on the cheap spending less money than is needed to do something properly 低廉地，节省地 A clean environment cannot be had on the cheap. 要想环境清洁是不能省钱的。 holidaying on the cheap 穷游，节俭地度假From Longman Business Dictionarycheapcheap /tʃiːp/ adjective1not costing very much to buyAt least the accommodation and food are cheap.Buyers got their orders in while shares were relatively cheap.the introduction of special cheap fares to France2COMMERCEnot costing very much to produce, use, or employthe prospect of obtaining cheap electricity from sunlightThese taxes are cheap to administer. —cheaply adverbPork is priced cheaply in relation to beef.China is keen to buy metals cheaply.3on the cheap British English if work is done on the cheap, it is done for less money than you would expect and may not be done very wellMuch of the building work was done on the cheap, using materials salvaged from old buildings.Origin cheap1 (1500-1600) good cheap “at a good price, cheaply”, from cheap “trade, price” ((11-18 centuries)), from Old English ceap

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cheap¹ S1 W2 /tʃiːp/ adjective (comparative cheaper, superlative cheapest)1.  LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected
   OPP  expensive:
    cheap rail fares
    the cheapest TV on the market
    Property is cheaper in Spain than here.
    a cheap shop (=one that sells goods cheaply)
    The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use.
    This coat was dirt cheap (= very cheap - an informal expression)
    cheap and cheerful British English (=simple and not expensive, but of reasonable quality)
    a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant
2.  BAD QUALITY low in price and quality:
    Cheap wine gives me a headache.
    cheap jewellery
    The furniture looked cheap and nasty.
    a cheap imitation of the real thing
3.  NOT EXPENSIVE TO USE not costing much to use or to employ
   SYN  inexpensive
    cheap to run/use/maintain etc
    Gas appliances are usually cheaper to run than electric ones.
    For the employer, a part-time workforce means a cheap labour supply.
4.  NOT DESERVING RESPECT showing a lack of honesty, moral principles, or sincere feelings, so that you do not deserve respect:
    She felt cheap and stupid, like a naughty child caught stealing.
    You’re lying, aren’t you? You’re so cheap.
    His remark was a cheap shot at short people.
    another cheap political stunt
    It was nothing but a cheap trick (=unkind trick).
5.  NOT GENEROUS American English not liking to spend money
   SYN  mean British English:
    She’s too cheap to take a cab.
6. cheap thrill excitement that does not take much effort to get:
    Bella will sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill.
7. life is cheap used to say that it is not important if people die
8. cheap at the price/at any price British English, cheap at twice the price so good, useful, or desirable that the cost is not important
—cheaply adverb:
    a cheaply furnished room
    They lived as cheaply as possible.
—cheapness noun [uncountable]:
    the relative cheapness of housing
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ cheap costing very little money, or less than you expected: My shoes were really cheap – they only cost £25. | The cheapest way to get to Chicago is to take the bus. | cheap flights
   ▪ low low prices, rents, and fees do not cost a lot of money. Do not use cheap with these words: Why is the share price so low? | You could get equally good accommodation elsewhere at a lower rent.
   ▪ inexpensive especially written not expensive – use this especially about things that are of good quality, even though they do not cost a lot: The furniture is inexpensive, but well made. | a simple inexpensive meal | a hotel that offers air-conditioned rooms at relatively inexpensive prices
   ▪ reasonable a reasonable price seems fair because it is not too high: The restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices. | Only £25 a night? That sounds reasonable.
   ▪ economical cheap because you do not need to use a lot of money or fuel: an economical car | It is usually more economical to buy in large quantities.
   ▪ affordable cheap enough for most people to be able to buy or pay for: affordable housing | Single mothers often have trouble finding affordable childcare. | The shop sells designer fashions at affordable prices.
   ▪ competitive competitive prices and rates are as low as those charged by other shops or companies: I think you’ll find our prices are extremely competitive. | The hotel offers a high standard of service at very competitive rates.
   ▪ budget [only before noun] budget flights, airlines, hotels etc have specially low prices: You can get a budget flight to Amsterdam for only £19. | a list of budget hotels for under $50 a night | budget accommodation for families with young children
   ▪ be good/great value to be worth at least the price you pay for it, so that you feel pleased and think you have spent your money well: The meals at Charlie’s Pizza are really good value. | The holiday is great value for money.
   ▪ be a bargain informal to be extremely cheap: I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.
■ COLLOCATIONS CHECK
   ▪ low price/cost/rent/fee/charge
   ▪ reasonable price/cost
   ▪ economical car/way/method
   ▪ affordable accommodation/housing/price
   ▪ competitive price/rate
   ▪ budget flight/airline/hotel/accommodation

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cheap² adverb
at a low price:
    Air fares to Africa don’t come cheap (=are expensive).
    I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual).
    She used to get meat cheap at the butcher’s.
    They’re selling linen off cheap in Lewis’s.

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cheap³ noun
on the cheap spending less money than is needed to do something properly:
    A clean environment cannot be had on the cheap.
    holidaying on the cheap