cheapen
['tʃipən]
vt. 减价, 跌价

vi. 减价, 跌价

[] 杀价, 削价, 跌价

1. It's only cheapening yourself to behave like that.
   那做使自贬身价.
2. Misconduct that cheapened a high office.
   身却做损威错误
3. The price is changeable. Sometimes chain stores cheapen the goods to attract customers. They may be rather cheap.
   价，连锁店货价，很便宜。

cheapen
[ verb ]
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
<verb.change> degrade




Cheapen \Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheapened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Cheapening}.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy,
sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen,
Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf. {Chap} to
bargain.]
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for.
[Obsoles.]

Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift.

2. [Cf. {Cheap}, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the
value of; to depreciate. --Pope.

My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden.