cheapened

英 [ˈtʃiːpənd]

美 [ˈtʃiːpənd]

v.  使丧失威信; 使贬低; 降低…的价格; 使贬值; 贬低
cheapen的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有失身价;使降低身份;使贬值
  If somethingcheapensa person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
  1. When America boycotted the Moscow Olympics it cheapened the medals won...
     美国抵制莫斯科奥运会的行为使金牌的含金量降低了。
  2. Love is a word cheapened by overuse.
     “爱”这个字眼用得太滥不值钱了。

双语例句

• It seemed to be her fate to become involved with men whose presence cheapened her.
  似乎她命中注定要与那些瞧不起她的男人搅和在一起。
• American steel has been cheapened due to the fall in the dollar.
  由于美元汇率下降，美国钢铁也降价了。
• Under economic pressure, Volkswagen has arguably taken a step back in engineering, and it has cheapened an interior that was once an industry benchmark.
  在经济压力下，大众有理由在工程学回收一步，使得以前作为工业标杆的内饰更便宜。
• Love is a word cheapened by overuse.
  “爱”这个字眼用得太滥不值钱了。
• The flood of imported cars cheapened the cost of cars made here.
  大量涌入的进口汽车使本地产的汽车价格下跌。
• The dollar's increase in value has cheapened imports.
  美元增值使进口货变便宜了。
• Eggs have cheapened a bit lately. Stock prices took a tumble in the afternoon.
  近来鸡蛋价格稍有下跌。股票价格下午猛跌。
• Parks 'relatives have complained that the sale of extra copies of the obituary programs from her funeral cheapened her name.
  帕克斯的亲戚申诉说，她葬礼讣告节目的多余拷贝的贱卖有损帕克斯的名声。
• When America boycotted the Moscow Olympics it cheapened the medals won
  美国抵制莫斯科奥运会的行为使金牌的含金量降低了。
• Finally, industrial prices have cheapened considerably in the past two years, weakening once growth among emerging economies slowed.
  最后，过去两年来工业品价格显著下降，随新兴经济体增长放缓而走弱。