cheap

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cheap的基本意思是“低”,可指价格低廉,也可指质量低劣,还可指人品低下。作“价格低廉”解时是相对于其内在质量或一般水平而言,即“便宜”,而非绝对值的贱；作“品质低劣”解时含有“尽管价格低,但也不值”的意味；作“人品低下”解时指“低俗,卑鄙”,可用于人、言语或行为。
cheap在句中可作定语、表语。cheap的比较级为cheaper,最高级为cheapest。

In the middle of the summer, fresh oranges are dear, but in the winter months they are cheap.
仲夏时节的鲜桔很贵,但在冬季的几个月里却很便宜。

(LOW PRICE) costing little money or less than is usual or expected
(LOW QUALITY) used to describe goods that are both low in quality and low in price
(UNGENEROUS) unwilling to spend money
(DRESSED SEXILY) If you describe the way a person is dressed as cheap, you mean that it is very obvious that they are trying to sexually attract other people.
(UNKIND) unpleasant and unkind
for little money or for less than is usual

Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
cheaply
If you describe goods as cheap, you mean they cost less money than similar products but their quality is poor.
If you describe someone's remarks or actions as cheap, you mean that they are unkindly or insincerely using a situation to benefit themselves or to harm someone else.
If you describe someone as cheap, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.