兩者均可表示“便宜地”、“廉價地”，但前者主要與表示“買”(如buy, get, pick up等)或“賣”(如sell)之類的動詞連用，且置于其后；后者用法較廣，可置于動詞之前或之后。如：

He sold it cheap [cheaply]. 他賣得很便宜。

The radio was cheaply bought [was bought cheap]. 這收音機買得很便宜。

The room was cheaply furnished. 屋里配置了便宜的家具。

The bus takes you there cheaply. 坐公共汽車去便宜。

We mustn't sell our goods so cheaply. 我們的貨不應(yīng)該這樣便宜地賣。

I got them quite cheaply. 它們我買得很便宜。

There you can play golf comparatively cheaply. 在那里打高爾夫球比較便宜。

They told us where to shop cheaply. 他們告訴我們在哪里買東西便宜。

Such vaccine can be mass-produced cheaply. 這種疫苗可以便宜地大批生產(chǎn)。