英语词汇“cheap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cheapadjective

uk/tʃiːp/us/tʃiːp/

cheap adjective (LOW PRICE)

A1 costing little money or less than is usual or expected:

I got a cheap flight at the last minute.

Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets.

Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.

The system is simple and cheap to operate.

During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.

figurative In a war, human life becomes very cheap (= seems to be of little value).

If a shop or restaurant is cheap, it charges low prices:

I go to the cheapest hairdresser's in town.

cheap and cheerful UK

cheap but good or enjoyable:

There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.

on the cheap informal

If you get goods on the cheap, you get them for a low price, often from someone you know who works in the company or business that produces them.

More examples

We bought a cheap package tour to Spain and stayed in a big hotel by the sea.
Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form of transport.
I know a great restaurant where the drink's cheap and the food's great.
I bought some flowers that were going cheap.
It's only a cheap ring but it has great sentimental value for me.

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Costing little or no money

bargain
bargain bin
cheap rate
cheaply
cut-price
downscale
economy-size
knock-down
low-rent
mass market
modest
nothing
offer
reasonably
snip
something
song
steal
tacky
trinket

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Informal words for good

cheap adjective (LOW QUALITY)

C1 disapproving used to describe goods that are both low in quality and low in price:

I bought some cheap wine for cooking with.

He bought some cheap shoes that fell apart after a couple of months.

cheap and nasty UK

costing little and of very bad quality

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Not of good quality

a miserable, poor, etc. excuse for sth idiom
apology
atrocious
awfully
badly
be an apology for sth idiom
clunky
come/be a poor second, third, etc. idiom
downscale
inadequacy
inadequate
motley
mouldy
not set the world on fire idiom
tacky
unappetizing
unattractive
unimpressed
weak sauce
worst

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cheap adjective (UNGENEROUS)

US UK mean unwilling to spend money:

He's so cheap he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday.

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Mean with money

cheapskate
cheeseparing
chintzy
frugal
mean
meanly
meanness
measly
mingy
miser
miserly
money-grubbing
parsimonious
penny-pinching
scrooge
skinflint
stingy
tight
tight-fisted
tightwad

cheap adjective (DRESSED SEXILY)

disapproving If you describe the way a person is dressed as cheap, you mean that it is very obvious that they are trying to sexually attract other people.

cheap adjective (UNKIND)

disapproving unpleasant and unkind:

I wish you'd stop making cheap jokes about my friends.

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Unkind, cruel & unfeeling

acerbic
acidly
backbite
backbiting
backhanded
barbaric
bilious
cruelty
cutthroat
fiendish
hard-hearted
have a heart of stone idiom
malign
pitiless
remorseless
ruthless
sadism
sadist
unsympathetic
waspish

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Idiom(s)

cheap at half the price

a cheap shot

单词	cheap
释义	Contents adjective (5) cheap (LOW PRICE) cheap (LOW QUALITY) cheap (UNGENEROUS) cheap (DRESSED SEXILY) cheap (UNKIND) adverb (1) cheap (1) Contents adjective (2) cheap (COST) cheap (CHARACTER) Contents adjective (6) cheap (1) cheap (2) cheap (3) cheap (4) cheap (5) cheap (6) adverb (4) cheap (1) cheap (2) cheap (3) cheap (4) English American Business cheapadjective uk/tʃiːp/us/tʃiːp/ cheap adjective (LOW PRICE) A1 costing little money or less than is usual or expected: I got a cheap flight at the last minute. Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets. Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets. The system is simple and cheap to operate. During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from. figurative In a war, human life becomes very cheap (= seems to be of little value). If a shop or restaurant is cheap, it charges low prices: I go to the cheapest hairdresser's in town. cheap and cheerful UK cheap but good or enjoyable: There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food. on the cheap informal If you get goods on the cheap, you get them for a low price, often from someone you know who works in the company or business that produces them. More examples We bought a cheap package tour to Spain and stayed in a big hotel by the sea. Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form of transport. I know a great restaurant where the drink's cheap and the food's great. I bought some flowers that were going cheap. It's only a cheap ring but it has great sentimental value for me. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Costing little or no money bargain bargain bin cheap rate cheaply cut-price downscale economy-size knock-down low-rent mass market modest nothing offer reasonably snip something song steal tacky trinket See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Informal words for good cheap adjective (LOW QUALITY) C1 disapproving used to describe goods that are both low in quality and low in price: I bought some cheap wine for cooking with. He bought some cheap shoes that fell apart after a couple of months. cheap and nasty UK costing little and of very bad quality Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Not of good quality a miserable, poor, etc. excuse for sth idiom apology atrocious awfully badly be an apology for sth idiom clunky come/be a poor second, third, etc. idiom downscale inadequacy inadequate motley mouldy not set the world on fire idiom tacky unappetizing unattractive unimpressed weak sauce worst See more results » cheap adjective (UNGENEROUS) US UK mean unwilling to spend money: He's so cheap he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Mean with money cheapskate cheeseparing chintzy frugal mean meanly meanness measly mingy miser miserly money-grubbing parsimonious penny-pinching scrooge skinflint stingy tight tight-fisted tightwad cheap adjective (DRESSED SEXILY) disapproving If you describe the way a person is dressed as cheap, you mean that it is very obvious that they are trying to sexually attract other people. cheap adjective (UNKIND) disapproving unpleasant and unkind: I wish you'd stop making cheap jokes about my friends. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acidly backbite backbiting backhanded barbaric bilious cruelty cutthroat fiendish hard-hearted have a heart of stone idiom malign pitiless remorseless ruthless sadism sadist unsympathetic waspish See more results » Idiom(s) cheap at half the price a cheap shot cheapadverb uk/tʃiːp/us/tʃiːp/ for little money or for less than is usual: I got some shoes cheap in the sale. There were some chairs in the market going cheap (= they were not expensive). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Costing little or no money bargain bargain bin cheap rate cheaply cut-price downscale economy-size knock-down low-rent mass market modest nothing offer reasonably snip something song steal tacky trinket See more results » Idiom(s) not come cheap cheapadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/tʃip/ cheap adjective [ -er/-est only ] (COST) costing little money or less than is usual or expected: After World War II, the US had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap food, and cheap transportation. Used computers are dirt cheap (= very cheap). If a place that sells goods or services is cheap, it charges low prices: a cheap department store Goods that are cheap are low in price but of poor quality: The cheap rug did not come clean. disapproving Someone who is cheap is unwilling to spend money: The boss is cheap – he’ll never buy a new truck if he can squeeze a few more miles out of the old one. cheap adjective [ -er/-est only ] (CHARACTER) considered to have a low moral character or value: She called him a cheap thug and a liar. cheapadjective uk/tʃiːp/us costing little money or less than is usual or expected: I got a cheap flight at the last minute. Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets. During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from. See also inexpensive if a store, restaurant, etc. is cheap, it charges low prices: This is the cheapest office supplies store in the city. See also inexpensive low in quality and low in price: He bought some cheap shoes that fell apart after a couple of months. US disapproving UK mean unwilling to spend money: He's so cheap we didn't get a pay raise this year. cheap and cheerful UK informal cheap, but good or enjoyable: There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food. cheap and nasty UK informal costing little, and of bad quality: Spend a little more and avoid getting something that is just cheap and nasty. cheapadverb uk/tʃiːp/us for little money, or for less than is usual: buy/sell sth cheap I bought it cheap from an internet auction site. be going cheap to be for sale for less than you would normally expect to pay: Many mortgage deals are going cheap right now. not come cheap if you say that something does not come cheap, you mean that it is of good quality and is therefore expensive: If you want a qualified accountant, their services don't come cheap. on the cheap informal if something is bought, done, or produced on the cheap, it is bought, etc. for less money than you would normally expect to pay, and is perhaps of poor quality: This site will help you to eat well on the cheap. Much of the refurbishment work has been done on the cheap - and it shows.
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cheapadjective

cheap adjective (LOW PRICE)

cheap adjective (LOW QUALITY)

cheap adjective (UNGENEROUS)

cheap adjective (DRESSED SEXILY)

cheap adjective (UNKIND)

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cheapadverb

Idiom(s)

cheapadjective [ -er/-est only ]

cheap adjective [ -er/-est only ] (COST)

cheap adjective [ -er/-est only ] (CHARACTER)

cheapadjective

cheapadverb