LOW PRICE 低价, not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected

便宜的，不贵的，廉价的;

cheap rail fares

便宜的火车票

the cheapest TV on the market

市场上最便宜的电视机

Property is cheaper in Spain than here.

西班牙的房地产比这里便宜。

a cheap shop (=one that sells goods cheaply)

廉价商店

The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use.

这种设备比较便宜，而且操作简单。

This coat was dirt cheap informal (=very cheap).

这件外套便宜透顶。

a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant

一家很便宜但还不错的意大利餐馆

BAD QUALITY 劣质, low in price and quality

价廉质劣的; 无价值的，不值钱的:

Cheap wine gives me a headache.

喝了劣质的葡萄酒我就头痛。

cheap jewellery

廉价珠宝

The furniture looked cheap and nasty .

这家具看上去价廉质次。

a cheap imitation of the real thing

廉价劣质的仿制品

NOT EXPENSIVE TO USE 花费低的, not costing much to use or to employ

便宜的，价格低的;

Gas appliances are usually cheaper to run than electric ones.

燃气设备一般比用电的使用起来要便宜。

For the employer, a part-time workforce means a cheap labour supply.

对雇主来说，兼职工意味着廉价的劳动力。

NOT DESERVING RESPECT 不值得尊敬, showing a lack of honesty, moral principles, or sincere feelings, so that you do not deserve respect

卑贱的，可鄙的，可耻的:

She felt cheap and stupid, like a naughty child caught stealing.

她感到自己卑鄙愚蠢，就像个偷东西正巧被逮着的调皮孩子。

You're lying, aren't you? You're so cheap.

你说谎，对不对？你真不要脸。

His remark was a cheap shot at short people.

他的那番话是对矮个子的奚落。

another cheap political stunt

又一个可鄙的政治噱头

It was nothing but a cheap trick (=unkind trick) .

那只不过是个卑鄙的伎俩。

NOT GENEROUS 不大方的, [AmE] not liking to spend money

小气的，吝啬的:

She's too cheap to take a cab.

她太小气了，不肯叫出租车的。

cheap thrill, excitement that does not take much effort to get

容易得来的刺激:

Bella will sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill.

贝拉为了寻找垂手可得的刺激，和谁上床都行。

life is cheap, used to say that it is not important if people die

人命不值钱

cheap at the price / at any price, [BrE] , cheap at twice the price so good, useful, or desirable that the cost is not important

要再高的价都是合算的

a cheaply furnished room

陈设简陋的房间

They lived as cheaply as possible.

他们生活尽量节省。

the relative cheapness of housing

相对便宜的住房

at a low price

便宜地，廉价地:

Air fares to Africa don't come cheap (=are expensive) .

到非洲的机票不便宜。

I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual) .

我买下这幢房子是因为它降价了。

She used to get meat cheap at the butcher's.

以前她在肉店常能买到便宜的肉。

They're selling linen off cheap in Lewis's.

刘易斯商店正在廉价出售家用织品。

on the cheap, spending less money than is needed to do something properly

低廉地，节省地:

A clean environment cannot be had on the cheap.

要有清洁的环境是不能省钱的。

holidaying on the cheap

节省地度假