Undercut



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 削价与（竞争者）抢生意
• ［英］ v. 削价与（竞争者）抢生意 ( sell goods or services more cheaply than a competitor)
• ［记］ under（在...下面）+cut（砍）

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (-cut; -cutting)

• Date: 1598
• transitive verb
  • 1. to cut away the underpart of <undercut a vein of ore>
  • 2. to cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
  • 3. to offer to sell at lower prices than or to work for lower wages than (a competitor)
  • 4. to cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
  • 5. to strike (a ball) with a downward glancing blow so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
  • 6. to undermine or destroy the force, value, or effectiveness of <inflation undercuts consumer buying power>
• intransitive verb
  • to perform the action of cutting away beneath

II. noun

• Date: 1859
• 1. British tenderloin 1
• 2. the action or result of cutting away from the underside or lower part of something
• 3. a notch cut in the base of a tree before felling to determine the direction of falling and to prevent splitting

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