cheap adj. 1.廉價的,便宜的,賤 (opp. dear)。 2.(錢)貶了值的;有折扣的。 3.粗劣的;惡俗的,低劣的,可鄙的;虛偽的。 4.〔俚語〕身體虛弱的;垂頭喪氣的。 5.(商店等)索價低的;〔英國〕大減價的。 buy cheap and sell dear 賤買貴賣。 dirt cheap 〔俚語〕極便宜的,便宜透頂?shù)摹heapand cheerful價廉而物美的。 cheap and nasty 價廉而質(zhì)劣的。 feel cheap 〔俚語〕 1. 覺得身體不舒服。 2. 掃興,灰心,氣餒;慚愧。 get things on the cheap 貪便宜。 hold (sb.) cheap 瞧不起,藐視,輕蔑。 make oneself too cheap 過份自卑,過份自輕〔動輒遷就別人〕。 on the cheap 便宜地,經(jīng)濟地。 adv. -ly 便宜,廉價。 n. -ness 廉價。
imitation n. 1.模仿,仿效;學習。 2.仿造;仿造品;贗品。 3.【生物學】擬態(tài)。 imitation leather 人造革。 imitation wool 人造毛。 Beware of imitations. 謹防假冒。 an imitation of marble 人造大理石。 in imitation of 模仿。
The old man ripped me off . the watch i bought from him turned out to be a cheap imitation 那個老頭兒騙了我.我從他那里買的手表是個偽劣產(chǎn)品
When caroline meeber boarded the afternoon train for chicago , her total outfit consisted of a small trunk , a cheap imitation alligator - skin satchel , a small lunch in a paper box , and a yellow leather snap purse , containing her ticket , a scrap of paper with her sister ' s address in van buren street , and four dollars in money 當嘉洛林?米貝登上下午開往芝加哥的火車時,她的全部行裝包括一個小箱子,一個廉價的仿鱷魚皮挎包,一小紙盒午餐和一個黃皮彈簧錢包,里面裝著她的車票,一張寫有她姐姐在凡?布侖街地址的小紙條,還有四塊現(xiàn)錢。
When caroline meeber boarded the afternoon train for chicago , her total outfit consisted of a small trunk , a cheap imitation alligator - skin satchel , a small lunch in a paper box , and a yellow leather snap purse , containing her ticket , a scrap of paper with her sister s address in van buren street , and four dollars in money 當嘉洛林米貝登上下午開往芝加哥的火車時,她的全部行裝包括一個小箱子,一個廉價的仿鱷魚皮挎包,一小紙盒午餐和一個黃皮彈簧錢包,里面裝著她的車票,一張寫有她姐姐在凡布侖街地址的小紙條,還有四塊現(xiàn)錢。