| 词汇 | cheapening |
| 释义 | cheapening present participle ofcheapen cheapen verb[ T ] uk /ˈtʃiː.pən/ us /ˈtʃiː.pən/ cheapenverb[T] (COST LESS)to reduce the price: 使降价，使减价;使贬值 This has had the effect of cheapening UK exports.这使得英国出口商品贬值。 Price decreases bargain bear market bearishly closeout concessional couponer couponing debase deflate depreciate devalue freeze knock off (something) knock someone down mark something down nosedive overdiscount post-devaluation spiral tumble cheapenverb[T] (RESPECT LESS)disapproving to make someone or something seem less valuable or important so that people respect them less: 贬低；败坏；糟蹋 She felt that the photos were exploitative and cheapened her.她觉得这些照片被滥用，而且败坏了她的名誉。 Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck Examples of cheapeningcheapening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But the effects of scientific advancement will not be branded by the cheapening of silks, calicos and hardwares. There is no way to treat our genes as our property without thereby cheapening and degrading the molecules that play an essential role in making us human. It does not matter for the purposes of increasing employment and cheapening production whether you relieve the one or the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might result in the cheapening of the food of 44,000,000 people in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a good deal of simplification, yet, somehow, it has not resulted in a cheapening of the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those standards will be achieved by greater productivity and a consequent cheapening of costs and prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The income of the department is to be used either for cheapening the registration or for improving the service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, with regard to cheapening of supplies of electricity, the price of electricity depends primarily upon the cost of coal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great advance was made last year in the use and cheapening of insulin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot cheapen divorce in terms of time and money without at the same time cheapening marriage in its spiritual significance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The policy involves very little chance of a still further cheapening of money, and probably means that foreign exchanges will move against us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another good result has ensued from the cheapening of houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That itself will be a tremendous drag against the cheapening of the generation of electric power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take the cheapening of electricity— one of the most important matters from the point of view of the ordinary consumer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that the result of cheapening the price had lead to an enormous consumption of sugar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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