早安英文 第537期:和cheap有关的用法

 

1.cheap at twice the price 形容某个东西很便宜！！

Remarkably¹ or exceedingly inexpensive (as in, even if you doubled the price, it would still be a good value).

好便宜！就算这个价格乘以二，也还是很便宜！白捡一样！

I got a brand new suit for 50 bucks—cheap at twice the price!

我买了个西装才50刀？太便宜了吧！

2.cheap Charlie 小气鬼！

A derogatory term for a miserly or parsimonious² person. Used largely in countries of Southeast Asia, it likely originated in Vietnam during the Vietnam War to refer to American GIs (who called soldiers of the Viet Cong "Charlie") unwilling³ to spend extravagantly⁴ at bars, restaurants, or for prostitute.（用英语来解释英文）

Buy us a round of drinks, don't be a cheap Charlie!

诶诶诶请我们喝酒啊！别当小气鬼咯！

3.dirt cheap 很便宜！这里的dirt相当于super，超级便宜的意思。是一个年轻人比较爱用的表达。

I found the shoes yesterday, they were dirt cheap, i had to buy them.

我昨天看上几双鞋，我的妈呀好便宜！不买不行！不买对不住自己！

4.一元店：Dollar Tree（美式）, Poundland（英式）

5.cheap shot 恶意中伤，不公正的批评。也就是“黑”某人A mean or unfair criticism.

I didn't appreciate that cheap shot you took at me at the party. You made me look foolish in front of our friends.

你昨晚在爬梯上那样黑我我真的很不爽，真的是让我在一群朋友面前出丑！

Sunny: Ambert always uses hermes body wash!

安姆博特老是用爱马仕的沐浴露诶！

Jack⁵: Why'd you always make fun of him about this ! cheap shot!

你这么老这么黑他！真的要不得！

（此处Sunny要给安姆博特说对不起，NO OFFENSE）

6.all over someone like a cheap suit 形容某人很粘人，挂人身上不下来那种。

pawing and clinging; seductive. (A cheap suit might cling to its wearer.)

She must have liked him. She was all over him like a cheap suit.

她一定很喜欢他吧，总是挂在他身上像个cheap suit

1 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

2 parsimonious   

adj.吝啬的，质量低劣的

参考例句：

• Many scrollbars are quite parsimonious in doling out information to users.很多滚动条都很吝啬，给用户传递的信息太少。
• His parsimonious nature did not permit him to enjoy any luxuries.他那吝啬的本性不容许他享受任何奢侈品。

3 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

4 extravagantly   

adv.挥霍无度地

参考例句：

• The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly. 门罗一家继续大宴宾客。 来自辞典例句
• New Grange is one of the most extravagantly decorated prehistoric tombs. 新格兰奇是装饰最豪华的史前陵墓之一。 来自辞典例句

5 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。