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cheapen sth
及物用法，表示降低某物的价值、品质或价格。
The constant sales cheapen the brand's image.
不断的促销活动降低了该品牌的形象。
降低…的价值；贬低
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降低…的价值；贬低
cheapen
The constant sales cheapen the brand's image.
不断的促销活动降低了该品牌的形象。
指使价值或地位降低，不是单纯的降价。
降低价值或价格；使更便宜。
To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
使庸俗
To make vulgar.
变得更便宜。
To become cheaper.
cheapen
Base
原形
cheapens
3rd person
第三人称单数
cheapening
-ing
现在分词
cheapened
Past
过去式
cheapened
Past participle
过去分词
They cheapen the brand by using poor materials.
他们使用劣质材料降低了品牌的价值。
Adding too much water will cheapen the soup's flavor.
加太多水会降低汤的味道。
She felt that using plastic medals would cheapen the meaning of the award.
她觉得使用塑料奖牌会贬低这个奖项的意义。
He refused to cheapen his art by selling posters on the street.
他拒绝通过在街上卖海报来贬低自己的艺术。
及物用法，表示降低某物的价值、品质或价格。
The constant sales cheapen the brand's image.
不断的促销活动降低了该品牌的形象。
不及物用法，表示价格下跌。
The stock cheapened by 10% overnight.
该股票一夜之间跌价10%。
反身用法，表示降低自己的尊严或价值。
He cheapened himself by accepting the bribe.
他因收受贿赂而贬低了自己。
Not this
This product is more cheapen than that one.
Use this
This product is cheaper than that one.
cheapen是动词，不能用作形容词比较级；应使用cheap的比较级cheaper。
Not this
They cheapened the price of the mobile phone.
Use this
They cheapened the mobile phone.
cheapen本身就表示‘使降价’，再加price会造成语义冗余；直接接被降价的物品即可。
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