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cheapen
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈtʃiː.pən/ us /ˈtʃiː.pən/
cheapenverb[T] (COST LESS)
to reduce the price: 使降价，使减价;使贬值
This has had the effect of cheapening UK exports.这使得英国出口商品贬值。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Price decreases
bargain
bear market
bearish
bearishly
closeout
concessional
couponer
couponing
deflate
depreciate
devalue
drop off
freeze
knock off (something)
knock someone down
mark something down
nosedive
overdiscount
post-devaluation
spiral
cheapenverb[T] (RESPECT LESS)
disapproving
to make someone or something seem less valuable or important so that people respect them less: 贬低；败坏；糟蹋
She felt that the photos were exploitative and cheapened her.她觉得这些照片被滥用，而且败坏了她的名誉。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging and spoiling
adulterant
adulterate
adulterated
adulteration
applecart
butcher
drive a wedge between someoneidiom
dry rot
eat
eat away at something
erode
foul
put something out of jointidiom
queer
rain on someone's paradeidiom
rampage
ravage
seismic
sour
wreck
cheapen | American Dictionary
cheapen
verb[ T ]
us/ˈtʃi·pən/
to make someone or something seem less valuable and less deserving of respect:
What the author hates about forgeries is that they cheapen true art.
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