cheapens; cheapened; cheapening
cheapens; cheapened; cheapening
Learner's definition of CHEAPEN
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: to cause (something) to be of lower quality降低…的质量 2
: to cause (something) to have or to seem to have less value, meaning, or importance使贬值;贬低 -
Using the national flag in advertising only cheapens it.在广告中使用国旗只会降低其庄严性。
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Poor marketing can cheapen a brand name.拙劣的市场营销可能会败坏一个品牌的名声。
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I thought that the show cheapened the lives of the people it portrayed.我认为这个节目贬低了其所描绘人物的人生意义。
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The wedding ceremony was cheapened by the best man's tasteless jokes.这场婚礼由于伴郎格调低下的笑话而大打折扣。