| 单词 | cheapen |
| 释义 | cheapen —cheapener, n. /chee"peuhn/, v.t. 1. to make cheap or cheaper. 2. to lower in esteem; bring into contempt: Constant swearing cheapened him. 3. to decrease the quality or beauty of; make inferior or vulgar: She cheapened the dress by adding a fringe to it. 4. Archaic. to bargain for. v.i. 5. to become cheap or cheaper. [1555-65; CHEAP + -EN1; r. ME chepen ( > obs. E cheap (v.)) to price, bargain, OE ceapian to bargain, trade, buy; c. ON kaupa, Goth kaupon, G kaufen] |
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