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 large-scale producer can usually undercut his smaller competitors.
  大规模生产者通常能用削价手段抢掉小型竞争对手的生意。
• The refined details of a silversmith are seductive but they are undercut by an astringent clear-sighted questioning.
  在完善细节，银匠是诱人的，但它们削弱了明确的涩有远见的讯问。
• 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。
• 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。
• He persistently undercut their prices.
  他坚持削低他们的价格。
• For some, the case for US equities is undercut by the attractiveness of corporate bonds.
  对一些人来说，企业债券的吸引力影响了他们对于美国股市的兴趣。
• The basic exercises on the pommel horse include the undercut, double leg circles and scissors.
  鞍马的基本练习包括：异侧摆越，双脚全旋和交叉。
• The charges over who is devaluing their currencies to undercut national competitors have dominated headlines in recent weeks.
  最近几周，对谁谁谁正在压低本币以削弱他国竞争对手的指控一直占据着新闻头条。
• In this subtle way, the unpopularity of the Bush administration undercut Mr McCain's advantage in seniority.
  以这种微妙的方式，布什政府的不受欢迎削弱了麦凯恩在资历上的优势。
• I accept that it may undercut the wages of unskilled local labour.
  我承认，移民可能会降低本地非熟练劳动力的薪水。