cheapen

verb
🔊/ˈtʃiːpən/
🔊/ˈtʃiːpən/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cheapen
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🔊/ˈtʃiːpən/
he / she / it cheapens
🔊/ˈtʃiːpənz/
🔊/ˈtʃiːpənz/
past simple cheapened
🔊/ˈtʃiːpənd/
🔊/ˈtʃiːpənd/
past participle cheapened
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-ing form cheapening
🔊/ˈtʃiːpənɪŋ/
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  1. cheapen somebody/yourself to make people lose respect for somebody or for yourself 使丧失威信;使贬低synonym degrade
    • She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.她从不降低标准来贬低自己。🔊🔊
    • It just cheapens you when you make jokes like that.当您开这种玩笑时,它只会使您便宜。
  2. cheapen something to make something lower in price降低…的价格
    • to cheapen the cost of raw materials降低原材料的成本
  3. cheapen something to make something appear to have less value使贬值;贬低
    • The movie was accused of cheapening human life.有人指责这部电影贬低了人的生命价值。🔊🔊