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Undercut Verb 例:The Attempts 英[ˌʌndəˈkʌt 美[ˌʌndərˈkʌt Vt.(网球等)从下削球;廉价出售;较便宜的工资工作;N.(网球等)下旋球;牛的)腰部肉,里脊;Vi.底切 压低(价格);以低于…的价格销售

单词 undercut
音标
英[ˌʌndəˈkʌt] 美[ˌʌndərˈkʌt]
解释
vt.(网球等)从下削球;廉价出售;较便宜的工资工作;n.(网球等)下旋球;牛的)腰部肉,里脊;vi.底切;
例句

VERB
压低(价格);以低于…的价格销售
If you undercut someone or undercut their prices, you sell a product more cheaply than they do.
例: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。
例:...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%

VERB
削弱;破坏
If your attempts to achieve something are undercut by something, that thing prevents your attempts from being effective.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:undercuts~done:undercut~pl:undercuts~ing:undercutting~past:undercut~

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