undercut

英 [ˌʌndəˈkʌt , ˈʌndəkʌt]

美 [ˌʌndərˈkʌt , ˈʌndərkʌt]

v.  削(价)竞争; 以低于(竞争对手)的价格做生意; 削弱; 使降低效力
n.  大盖儿头发型; 帽盔式发型; 华盖式发型

过去分词：undercut　现在分词：undercutting　过去式：undercut　第三人称单数：undercuts　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13836 / COCA.9112

牛津词典

verb

• 削（价）竞争；以低于（竞争对手）的价格做生意
  to sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors
  1. to undercut sb's prices
     以低于对手的价格求售
  2. We were able to undercut our European rivals by 5%.
     我们能以低于我们的欧洲对手5%的价格出售。
• 削弱；使降低效力
  to make sth weaker or less likely to be effective
  1. Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority.
     委员会的某些成员试图削弱主席的权力。

noun

• 大盖儿头发型；帽盔式发型；华盖式发型
  a way of cutting sb's hair in which the hair is left quite long on top but the hair on the lower part of the head is cut much shorter

柯林斯词典

The form undercut is used in the present tense and is also the past tense and past participle. undercut 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。


• VERB 压低(价格)；以低于…的价格销售
  If youundercutsomeone orundercuttheir prices, you sell a product more cheaply than they do.
  1. The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit.
     该公司将得以把价格压得低于竞争对手而仍能盈利。
  2. ...promises to undercut air fares on some routes by 40 per cent...
     承诺将一些航线的票价降低40%
  3. Prices were undercut and profits collapsed.
     价格被压低后，利润暴跌。
• VERB 削弱；破坏
  If your attempts to achieve somethingare undercutby something, that thing prevents your attempts from being effective.
  1. The appeal in Miller's pictures of Indian women is undercut at times by what the artist writes about them...
     米勒画作中印第安妇女的魅力有时会被艺术家的文字描述削弱。
  2. Popular support would be undercut by political developments.
     民众的支持率将会随政治势态的发展而下降。

英英释义

noun

• a cut made underneath to remove material
• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
  1. cuts do not bother a good tennis player
  Synonym:cut
• a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
• the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
  Synonym:tenderloin
• the material removed by a cut made underneath

verb

• cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
• strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
• cut away the underpart of
  1. undercut a vein of ore
• cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
• sell cheaper than one's competition
  Synonym:undersell

双语例句

• The retailer is offering caskets at prices that undercut many funeral homes, say correspondents.
  沃尔玛出售棺材的价格比许多殡仪馆都低，记者说。
• The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit.
  该公司将得以把价格压得低于竞争对手而仍能盈利。
• In the realm of visual art, this very trend has undercut the growth and continuity of Chinese painting.
  就艺术而言，西方文明入侵，彻底摧毁和中断了中国绘画之延续和发展。
• The appeal in Miller's pictures of Indian women is undercut at times by what the artist writes about them
  米勒画作中印第安妇女的魅力有时会被艺术家的文字描述削弱。
• I just hope your honesty doesn't undercut your irreverence.
  我希望你的诚实不会削弱你的无礼。
• Countries such as Cambodia and Bangladesh now undercut Vietnam in cheap manufactures.
  柬埔寨和孟加拉国一类国家现在正以低价与越南竞争廉价制造业市场。
• Analysis of the Undercut Problem in Blade Root NC Machining and Its Solving Measures
  叶根数控加工中欠切问题分析及措施
• We have taken up the gauntlet and are redesigning the product using cheaper materials to undercut our competitors.
  我们已接受挑战，正使用廉价的材料重新设计产品，以降低价格与我们的竞争者抢生意。
• This emulation implies several layers imposing a natural lower bound for the network latency which cannot be undercut.
  这样的模拟意味着使用多个层会影响网络延迟的正常下限，而这个下限是无法再下调的。
• Because it rarely involves praise and frequently employs criticism, it can undercut morale and job satisfaction.
  很少涉及表扬，并地批评方法，它有打压士气和工作满意度。