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

• If he had not seized this opportunity to undercut them Schryhart or Arneel would have done so.
  假使他不抓住这个机会拆他们的台，希利哈或者阿尼耳也会这样干的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But two other analyses of the trial data undercut the significance of that result.
  但是另两个附加试验数据分析削弱了这一试验结果的意义。
• In both cases other banks would still have enough clout to undercut any collusion by the biggest competitors.
  因此无论从哪种角度出发，其他的投资银行都有足够的实力击碎四大银行的勾结行为。
• Depriving it of the resources to combat future global market crises would directly undercut the US national interest.
  剥夺它用来抵御未来全球市场危机的资源，将直接损害美国国家利益。