| 词汇 | downscale |
| 释义 | downscale adjective USdisapprovinguk /ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/ us /ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/(UKdownmarket) low in quality and cheap in price; relating to or intended for people who are poor or not educated: 低档的，低端的，价廉质次的 a downscale tabloid newspaper面向低收入人群的通俗小报 Opposite upscale Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfulness cheapo cheesy hacky inadequacy inadequate inadequately janky shite skanky sort tawdrily tawdriness tawdry trinket wretched You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Costing little or no money downscale adverb USdisapprovinguk /ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/ us /ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/(UKdownmarket) to a lower quality or price; to a lower social class or income : go downscaleThe restaurant had two choices - go downscale or close for good. With fine dining on the wane, the chef is bending with the times and going slightly more downscale. How many are prepared to sell the mansion, load their possessions into the trunk of an old Volvo, and head downscale to a more modest lifestyle? We're willing to go downscale. We'll work for less. Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfulness cheapo cheesy hacky inadequacy inadequate inadequately janky shite skanky sort tawdrily tawdriness tawdry trinket wretched You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Costing little or no money downscale | Business Englishdownscale adjective uk /ˈdaʊnskeɪl/us US → downmarket Examples of downscaledownscale The average that he can afford to pay will be downscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The remaining residential districts are divided about equally between upscale single-family homes, condominiums, and downscale housing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Today, the majority of residents are retired singles and couples, living on downscale incomes in pre-1960 homes and apartments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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