cheapen

verb

/ˈtʃiːpən/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cheapen	/ˈtʃiːpən/ /ˈtʃiːpən/
he / she / it cheapens	/ˈtʃiːpənz/ /ˈtʃiːpənz/
past simple cheapened	/ˈtʃiːpənd/ /ˈtʃiːpənd/
past participle cheapened	/ˈtʃiːpənd/ /ˈtʃiːpənd/
-ing form cheapening	/ˈtʃiːpənɪŋ/ /ˈtʃiːpənɪŋ/

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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.你开那样的玩笑只会让你变得很廉价。
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
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。