downmarket

美 [ˌdaʊnˈmɑːrkɪt]英 [ˌdaʊnˈmɑːkɪt]
  • adj.低档的;下品的;价廉质劣的

派生词: downmarket adv.

downmarketdownmarket

adj.

disapproving价廉质劣的;下品的;低档的
cheap and of poor quality

The company wants to break away from its downmarket image.

这个公司想摆脱它面向低消费阶层的形象。

also NAmE downscale
upmarket

downmarket

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (商品或服务)价廉质次的,下品的,低档的
    If you describe a product or service as downmarket, you think that they are cheap and are not very good in quality.

    ...downmarket television drama...

    低俗的电视剧

adj

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designed for low-income consumers

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  1. Once out of prison , he sold his sensational life story to a downmarket tabloid newspaper .

    他一出狱,就把自己那耸人听闻的生活故事卖给了一家低档的小报。

  2. The company wants to break away from its downmarket image .

    这个公司想摆脱它面向低消费阶层的形象。

  3. To get more viewers the TV station was forced to go downmarket .

    为了争取更多观众,这家电视台不得不迎合低收入阶层。

  4. It is a downmarket eating house , seating about 60 .

    这家饭馆档次很低,大约有60个座位。

  5. Some people will spend lots of money on a few items they really care about , such as their iPhones or their SLR cameras , and then they will go downmarket to Wal-Mart to buy most of the other stuff1 they don 't care about .

    有些人会在他们非常在乎的几样东西上花费重金,比如苹果手机或单反相机,而其他无所谓的大部分东西则选择去沃尔玛这种低档平价市场上购买。

  6. Capitalism 's ability to take things downmarket also has its limits .

    资本主义把事物“低端化”的本领也有其不足之处。

  7. They like to be incognito , exploring local , sometimes fairly downmarket , restaurants .

    他们喜欢悄悄造访一些本地餐馆,有时候还是些很不上档次的馆子。

  8. EXAMPLE : To increase sales , the famous French designer of very expensive women 's fashions also produces a downmarket line of clothes that ordinary business women can afford .

    为增加销售额,这家法国的著名高价位女装公司还生产普通职业女性买得起的低端服装。

  9. EXAMPLE : The previously luxurious furniture store has become much more downmarket since my last visit there , and now their products seem quite low in quality , as well as price .

    与我上次来的时候相比,这家原先卖豪华家具的家具店档次下降了很多,现在卖的东西质量和价格都相当低。

  10. These days families tend to buy toys at budget downmarket shops ( think Walmart ) or upscale boutique outfits ( such as American Girl ) .

    如今,家长往往要不就在经济型低端商店(比如沃尔玛(Walmart)),要不就在高端精品店(比如美国女孩(AmericanGirl))里购买玩具。

  11. A-list companies that want to boost sales in places like China and India without going too obviously downmarket can offer lower-end products under assumed names , until their customers can afford to buy the real thing .

    一流企业如果希望提升在中国和印度这类地方的销售,但又不想显得太掉档次,可以取一些全新的品牌名称来推出较低端的产品,直至顾客能够买得起他们的正宗产品。

  12. In a rare move downmarket as it tries to stimulate growth , Apple cut the price of its Apple Watch Sport by $ 50 and introduced a new 4-inch iPhone at $ 399 , $ 250 less than its flagship 6s model .

    在为了刺激增长而采取的面向低端市场的罕见举动中,苹果将其AppleWatchSport价格下调50美元,并推出了新款4英寸版iPhone,售价为399美元,较其旗舰版6s型号的价格低250美元。

  13. The waterside stretch of central Florida where Omar Mateen lived , roaming between the upmarket town of Port St Lucie and the downmarket town of Fort Pierce , is a conservative zone known as the " Treasure Coast . "

    奥马尔•马丁(OmarMateen)生前居住的中佛罗里达濒水地区从高档市镇圣露西港(PortStLucie)绵延至低档市镇匹尔斯堡(PortStLucie),是一个被称为“宝藏海岸”的保守地区。

  14. All his instincts are downmarket ; he is not only a tabloid sensationalist ; he is a malicious myth-maker , an assassin of the dignity of others and of respected institutions , all in the guise of anti-elitism .

    默多克天生喜欢低端市场的套路:不光热衷于小报式耸人听闻的报道手法,还会不怀好意地编造故事,侮辱别人尊严、抹黑有声望的机构,并把这一切伪装成反精英主义。