cheapen 音標拼音: [tʃ'ipən]
vt .
vi . 減價,跌價
減價,跌價
cheapen v 1 :
lower the grade of something ;
reduce its worth [
synonym :
{
degrade }, {
cheapen }]
Cheapen \
Cheap "
en \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Cheapened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Cheapening }.] [
OE .
cheapien ,
chepen ,
to trade ,
buy ,
sell ,
AS .
ce ['
a ]
pian ;
akin to D .
koopen to buy ,
G .
kaufen ,
Icel .
kaupa ,
Goth .
kaup [=
o ]
n to trade .
Cf . {
Chap }
to bargain .]
1 .
To ask the price of ;
to bid ,
bargain ,
or chaffer for .
[
Obsoles .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Pretend to cheapen goods ,
but nothing buy . --
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . [
Cf . {
Cheap },
a .]
To beat down the price of ;
to lessen the value of ;
to depreciate . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
My proffered love has cheapened me . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cheapen ":
adulterate ,
alloy ,
bargain ,
beat down ,
bid ,
bid for ,
break ,
canker ,
chaffer ,
coarsen ,
confound ,
contaminate ,
corrupt ,
cut ,
cut prices ,
debase ,
debauch ,
decline ,
decry ,
defile ,
deflate ,
deflower ,
degenerate ,
degrade ,
denature ,
deprave ,
depreciate ,
desecrate ,
despoil ,
devaluate ,
devalue ,
dicker ,
distort ,
dive ,
downgrade ,
drive a bargain ,
fall ,
fall in price ,
give way ,
haggle ,
higgle ,
huckster ,
infect ,
jew down ,
lower ,
mark down ,
misuse ,
negotiate ,
nose -
dive ,
outbid ,
pare ,
pervert ,
plummet ,
plunge ,
poison ,
pollute ,
prostitute ,
ravage ,
ravish ,
reduce ,
sag ,
shave ,
slash ,
slump ,
taint ,
trim ,
twist ,
ulcerate ,
underbid ,
undervalue ,
violate ,
vitiate ,
vulgarize ,
warp ,
write down ,
write off
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