cheap

adj.

低价 low price

1. 花钱少的；便宜的；廉价的
   costing little money or less money than you expected
   1. cheap fares
      便宜的交通费
   2. Personal computers are cheap and getting cheaper.
      个人电脑现在价格便宜，以后还会越来越便宜。
   3. Cycling is a cheap way to get around.
      骑自行车是一种省钱的旅游方式。
   4. The printer isn't exactly cheap at £200.
      这打印机价格为200英镑并不是很便宜。
   5. immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly)
      作为廉价劳动力来源的移民工人
2. 收费低廉的
   charging low prices
   1. a cheap restaurant/hotel
      收费低廉的餐馆 / 旅馆
   2. We found a cheap and cheerful cafe (= one that is simple and charges low prices but is pleasant) .
      我们找到了一家价格低廉、环境宜人的咖啡馆。

劣质 poor quality

3. 价低质劣的
   low in price and quality
   1. cheap perfume/jewellery/shoes
      低价劣质香水 / 珠宝 / 鞋
   2. a cheap and nasty bottle of wine
      一瓶便宜的劣质葡萄酒

不友好 unkind

4. 令人讨厌的；明显不友好的；不和善的
   unpleasant or unkind and rather obvious
   1. I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense.
      我讨厌他拿我开低级庸俗的玩笑。

地位低下 low status

5. 卑微的；卑贱的；可鄙的
   having a low status and therefore not deserving respect
   1. He's just a cheap crook.
      他简直是个卑鄙的骗子。
   2. His treatment of her made her feel cheap (= ashamed, because she had lost her respect for herself) .
      他那样对待她使她感到很丢脸。

不大方 not generous

6. 小气的；抠门儿的
   not liking to spend money
   1. Don't be so cheap!
      别这么小气！

adv.

1. 低价地；廉价地；便宜地
   for a low price
   1. I got this dress cheap in a sale.
      这件衣服是我在大减价时便宜买的。

1. ADJ-GRADED 便宜的;不贵的
   Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
   1. I'm going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough...
      要是能找到足够便宜的地方，我就不在校园里住了。
   2. Smoke detectors are cheap and easy to put up...
      烟雾报警器既不贵又易于安装。
   3. Running costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel...
      燃料价格下来了，运营费用也会跟着下降。
   4. They served breakfast all day and sold it cheap.
      他们全天供应早餐，而且价钱公道。
2. ADJ 不值钱的;质次价低的
   If you describe goods as cheap, you mean they cost less money than similar products but their quality is poor.
   1. Don't resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing.
      别买廉价的仿冒品，攒点钱买正品吧。
   2. ...a tight suit made of some cheap material.
      用廉价面料做的紧身套装
3. ADJ （劳动力）廉价的
   If you describe the cost of someone's work as cheap, you disapprove of the way people are taking advantage of a situation to pay someone less than they should for the work that they do.
   1. ...unscrupulous employers who treat children as a cheap source of labour.
      把儿童当廉价劳动力使用的黑心雇主
4. ADJ (言行)讨便宜的，刻薄的，不怀好意的
   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.
   1. These tests will inevitably be used by politicians to make cheap political points.
      这些测试必然会被政客们不失时机地拿去大做政治文章。
5. ADJ 吝啬的;小气的
   If you describe someone as cheap, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.
   1. Oh, please, Dad, just this once don't be cheap.
      哦，求求你，爸爸，就这一回，别抠门儿了。
6. PHRASE 人命不值钱;人命如草芥
   You use life is cheap or life has become cheap to refer to a situation in which nobody cares that large numbers of people are dying.
   1. We will end up living in a society where life is cheap.
      我们最终将生活在一个视人命为儿戏的社会。
7. PHRASE 便宜第一;节省地
   If someone does or buys something on the cheap, they spend less money than they should because they are more concerned with what it costs than with its quality.
   1. Most modern housing estates are terrible and inevitably done on the cheap.
      现在的房子大多质量差劲透顶，肯定都是偷工减料盖起来的。

1. There is an abundant supply of cheap labour
   廉价劳动力供应充足。
2. Anything that's cheap this year will be even cheaper next year
   今年的便宜货明年会更便宜。
3. Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly.
   脱离了时装表演营造的氛围，非常时尚的时装看上去常常显得既廉价又可笑。
4. I'm going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough
   要是能找到足够便宜的地方，我就不在校园里住了。
5. Smoke detectors are cheap and easy to put up
   烟雾报警器既不贵又易于安装。
6. Running costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel
   燃料价格下来了，运营费用也会跟着下降。
7. They served breakfast all day and sold it cheap.
   他们全天供应早餐，而且价钱公道。
8. Don't resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing.
   别买廉价的仿冒品，攒点钱买正品吧。
9. These tests will inevitably be used by politicians to make cheap political points.
   这些测试必然会被政客们不失时机地拿去大做政治文章。
10. Oh, please, Dad, just this once don't be cheap.
    哦，求求你，爸爸，就这一回，别抠门儿了。
11. We will end up living in a society where life is cheap.
    我们最终将生活在一个视人命为儿戏的社会。
12. Most modern housing estates are terrible and inevitably done on the cheap.
    现在的房子大多质量差劲透顶，肯定都是偷工减料盖起来的。
13. Her cheap, cloying scent enveloped him
    她那廉价香水甜腻熏人的气味一下子包围了他。
14. They're always selling off stuff like that dirt cheap
    他们总是以非常便宜的价格把类似那样的东西处理掉。
15. He got me a bass dirt cheap.
    他给我买了一把低音提琴，非常便宜。
16. Sailing is not exactly cheap.
    帆船运动根本就不便宜。
17. Electricity privatisation has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power
    电力私有化打破了关于廉价核能的神话。
18. They had been forced to find cheap tickets in the gallery.
    他们不得已买了顶层楼座的廉价票。
19. They were cheap labour.
    他们是廉价劳工。
20. Trains are reliable, cheap and best for long-distance journeys.
    火车安全可靠、费用低廉，最适宜长途旅行。
21. I normally avoid cheap wine like the plague.
    我一般对廉价的葡萄酒敬而远之。
22. Cheap goods are available, but not in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand
    有一些廉价的商品，但是数量不足以满足需求。
23. House prices now look cheap relative to earnings
    相对收入而言房价现在看起来比较便宜。
24. He took a mouthful of the cheap wine and sloshed it around his mouth
    他喝了一口廉价的葡萄酒，在嘴巴里来回咂摸着。
25. They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
    他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
26. Cheap computers, faxes and phone calls will make commuting to work a thing of the past.
    廉价的电脑、传真和电话通信将使每天坐车上下班成为历史。
27. But be warned: this is not a cheap option.
    但要慎重：这个选择代价不菲。
28. Some insurers have wised up to the fact that their clients were getting very cheap insurance
    一些保险公司已经意识到其客户所得到的保险金非常少。
29. This restaurant has nothing to recommend except that it's cheap.
    这家饭馆除了价钱便宜之外，一无可取。
30. He bought that car cheap.
    他这辆汽车买得便宜。

  cheap budget dirt cheap【导航词义：便宜的】

  cheap adj. 便宜的，廉价的

〔辨析〕普通用词，可指物美价廉的，也可指价格便宜但质量低劣的。

  budget adj. 特价的，便宜的

〔辨析〕指价格极低的，常用于广告中，含特价优惠之意。

  dirt cheap adj. 〈非正式〉极便宜的

〔辨析〕常用于口语中，强调非常廉价的。

adj.

cheap at the price

• 价钱虽高但还合算
  so good or useful that the cost does not seem too much

on the cheap

• 低廉地；廉价地
  spending less money than you usually need to spend to do sth
  1. a guide to decorating your house on the cheap
     房屋廉价装潢指南

life is cheap

• 把他人生死视同儿戏；视人性命如草芥；人命不值钱
  used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly

adv.

be going cheap

• 降价出售；廉价销售
  to be offered for sale at a lower price than usual

sth does not come cheap

• 昂贵；不便宜
  something is expensive
  1. Violins like this don't come cheap.
     像这样的小提琴不会便宜。

adj

1. relatively low in price or charging low prices
   1. it would have been cheap at twice the price
   2. inexpensive family restaurants

   Synonym:    inexpensive

2. embarrassingly stingy

   Synonym:    chinchychintzy

3. of very poor quality

   Synonym:    bumcheesychintzycrummypunksleazytinny

4. tastelessly showy
   1. a flash car
   2. a flashy ring
   3. garish colors
   4. a gaudy costume
   5. loud sport shirts
   6. a meretricious yet stylish book
   7. tawdry ornaments

   Synonym:    brassyflashflashygarishgaudygimcrackloudmeretricioustackytattytawdrytrashy