| 词汇 | cheapness |
| 释义 | cheapness noun[ U ] uk /ˈtʃiːp.nəs/ us /ˈtʃiːp.nəs/ the low price: 便宜，廉价 The relative cheapness of foreign travel means that more people are going abroad than ever before.境外旅游相对便宜，这就意味着要出国的人比以往要多。 Costing little or no money affordable housing budget catchpenny chargeless cheap comp costless dirt cheap economical economically off-peak small change something something for nothingidiom super-cheap supersaver there's no such thing as a free lunchidiom ultra-cheap worthless worthlessly cheapness | Business Englishcheapness noun[ U ] uk /ˈtʃiːpnəs/us the fact of something having a low price: The cheapness of fast food is one of its main attractions. Examples of cheapnesscheapness Politically conservative, they stood up for small shopkeepers and artisans, distrusted advertising and preferred 'quality' to cheapness and darning to new clothes. As we have seen this inevitably led to the employment of children because of the cheapness of their labour. Its advantages are likely to be confined to affecting the demand for and supply of labour and its relative 'cheapness' on public funds. The photographs are poorly reproduced, reflecting the cheapness of the production, although they usually manage to show what is intended. We did not seriously consider implementing any other mechanism since we wanted the simplicity and cheapness. But the convenience and relative cheapness of boarding houses did have one major drawback + an almost total lack of privacy. Because of the relative cheapness and visibility of lighting, otherwise backward cities and towns could use it to project an image of modernity while the rest of their infrastructure languished. It is likely that the simplicity and cheapness of the technique are the reason for this increase, as well as ignoring the older debates in the literature. Cheapness is probably just as important as either of the other essentials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When natural gas was first discovered, extravagant forecasts were made about its fantastic cheapness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only advantage which these fabric gloves have is their cheapness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind cheapness is not worth worshipping at the expense of the happiness of a vast proportion of the population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While value for money is always a desirable goal, mere cheapness can be self-defeating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The answer may be that in all these other countries the cheapness of the rate is due to the fact that the railways are nationalised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I said that the cheapness would come from co-operation in generation, as well as the absence of profit. 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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