时间: 2025-04-26 21:42:06
美: [tʃip]
英: [tʃiːp]
adj. 便宜的;小气的;不值钱的
adv. 便宜地
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 21:42:06
基本定义:
词源与起源:
词源分析:该单词源自古英语“céap”,意为“交易”或“买卖”。它的词根“ceap”与现代德语“kaufen”(意为“购买”)和荷兰语“kopen”有共同的起源。
历史背景:该词在英国文献中首次出现可以追溯到13世纪,用于描述价格低廉的商品。
课本:在**的英语教材中,通常在初中和高中阶段出现。而在牛津或美国的教材中,可能会在中学阶段的词汇书中引入该词。
使用场景:
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律或商业文书中,可能会用到“cheap”来描述价格竞争力,例如“the cheap nature of this product may lead to legal implications regarding quality.”(该产品的低廉特性可能会导致关于质量的法律问题。)
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通过以上分析,可以更全面地理解“cheap”这个单词的含义、用法以及在不同语境中的表现,帮助记忆和运用。
[ADJ] Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected. 便宜的
例:I'm going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough.如果我能找到一个足够便宜的地方,我打算住在校外。
例:Operating costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel.经营成本在下降是因为燃料更便宜了。
[[ADV after v]] cheaply 便宜地
例:It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.它将以比核电厂更低廉的成本生产电力。
[[ADJ n]] If you describe goods as cheap, you mean they cost less money than similar products but their quality is poor. 价廉质劣的
例:Don't resort to cheap imitations; save up for the real thing.不要买价廉质劣的赝品,把钱存起来买真货。
[[表不满]] If you describe someone's remarks or actions as cheap, you mean that they are unkindly or insincerely using a situation to benefit themselves or to harm someone else. 损人利己的
例:These tests will inevitably be used by politicians to make cheap political points.这些测试难免会被政客们利用以炮制损人利己的政治观点。
[[美国英语]] If you describe someone as cheap, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money. 小气的
例:Oh, please, Dad, just this once don't be cheap.哦,求求你,爸爸,就这一次,别小气嘛。