Word · Frequency #13836
undercuts
以低于对手的价格出售；以较低工资抢工作；压价竞争
undercuts is the third person singular of undercut.
to sell something at a lower price than a competitor, or to work for lower wages; to use such a low-price strategy to compete
- 1.
To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
以低于竞争对手的价格出售(某物)或接受较低的工资。
- 2.
To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
从底部切去材料以形成悬垂。
- 3.
To undermine.
削弱；暗中破坏。
- 4.
To strike a heavy blow upward.
向上猛击。
- 5.
To employ the undercut strategy.
采用低价竞争策略。
- 6.
To downplay or minimize.
淡化；低估。
削弱；暗中损毁；从底部切割；掏空下部；淡化；使显得不重要；向上重击；以低于竞争对手的价格出售(某物)或接受较低的工资。
In use
The new store undercuts its rivals by offering the same headphones at a much lower price.
To win the contract, the company undercut the previous bid by nearly twenty percent.
They are undercutting local farmers by importing cheaper vegetables from abroad.
undercut someone (by doing something)
常用于商业竞争，指以更低价格抢夺市场。
They undercut us by offering a 10% discount.
他们通过提供10%的折扣来削价竞争。
undercut something
指从下方切去一部分，常用于建筑或地质工程。
The workers undercut the wall to prevent collapse.
工人们从墙底挖削以防止倒塌。
Verb forms
base undercut · third person undercuts · -ing undercutting · past undercut · past participle undercut
Connections
Collocations
- undercut prices
- 压低价格（以抢占市场）
- They undercut prices to attract more customers.他们压低价格以吸引更多顾客。
- undercut competitors
- 以更低价格胜过竞争对手
- The company undercut its competitors with a special discount.这家公司用特价折扣以低于竞争对手的价格取胜。
- undercut someone's authority
- 削弱某人的权威
- His jokes undercut the teacher's authority.他的玩笑削弱了老师的权威。
- undercut an argument
- 削弱论点
- New evidence undercut the prosecutor's argument.新证据削弱了公诉人的论点。
Idioms & figurative uses
- undercut the market
- 以低价抢占市场The new store is undercutting the market with discounts on electronics.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
under（下面）+cut（切）：想象从底部把对手的地基切掉，低价抢生意、暗中削弱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：business competition、wage negotiation、pricing strategy 此义项多用于商业和职场语境，常见于讨论定价、竞标或工资竞争，语气通常中性偏正式；在口语日常对话中相对少见。
Grammar Note
该动词既可作及物动词（后接宾语）也可作不及物动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cut、but、nut 都有相同的重读元音 /ʌ/ 和结尾 /t/，它们真正押韵。haircut、shortcut 以及本词 undercut 都含有拼写块 -cut，结尾也读 /kʌt/，但重音在第一个音节上，因此不与 cut 押韵。另外，put 是形近词，拼写与 but、nut 相似，但发音是 /pʊt/，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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