cheapened
past simple and past participle ofcheapen
| 单词 | cheapened |
| 释义 | cheapened past simple and past participle ofcheapen cheapen verb[T] uk/ˈtʃiː.pən/us/ˈtʃiː.pən/cheapenverb[T](COST LESS)toreducetheprice: This has had theeffectof cheapening UKexports. Price decreases
cheapenverb[T](RESPECT LESS)disapproving to make someone or somethingseemlessvaluableorimportantso thatpeoplerespectthem less: Shefeltthat thephotoswereexploitativeand cheapened her. Damaging and spoiling
Examplesofcheapenedcheapened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. At the last hour, people, the bonds werecheapened, and the disaster happened cruelly, and the story is true! From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the work involved in the delivery of care has literally beencheapened. From theCambridge English Corpus Could he not bring about some diminution of the use of local calls, if the postal services themselves were improved andcheapened? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It said that if production was to becheapened, it was to be done through increased efficiency and not lower wages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The scaffold has not taught men to venerate life; it hascheapenedlife. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that in an attempt to cheapen the price of their goods, some of our manufacturers havecheapenedtheir quality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Their capital costs may well have been largely amortised, and their workers' experience will havecheapenedconsiderably their production costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The training schemes have beencheapenedand soiled by the bad heart with which they were introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the present time they are not provided for in the free andcheapenedfood schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It could becheapenedconsiderably if there were road schemes so that transport could be made easier and the cost reduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The court usage of importune hascheapenedthe word and in court it means only "solicit". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a sad thing that he hascheapenedthe good name of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have two specific anxieties related to practicalities and my fear that there may be so many notices that their importance will becheapened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There, again, there is this curious result, that the cost of production hascheapenedthe meat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it argued that the cost of transport is going to becheapenedby this proposal? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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