bargain basement

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An area within a retail store, especially an area located below ground level, where the least costly merchandise can be found.
    — "Where will I find an aluminum cooking pot?" growled the elder Beagle unexpectedly. "In the Bargain Basement," said Gissing promptly.
形容词 adj.
  1. Inexpensive. derogatory,figuratively
    — But it’s also a sign of the ascendant state of clowning, which, not long ago, resided in the bargain basement of artistic respect, alongside ventriloquists, mimes and jugglers. No longer.
  2. Of poor quality; of little or no value; low-end, shoddy. attributive,derogatory,figuratively
    — "This nation can't afford bargain-basement cops any more," says Oregon's Multnomah County (Portland) Sheriff Donald Clark […]. Almost everyone agrees that U.S. police sorely need more education.

词形变化

bargain basements plural more bargain basement comparative most bargain basement superlative
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