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单词 undercut
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•cut /ˌʌndɚˈkʌt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -cut, -cut•ting. 
  1. to cut under or beneath.
  2. to weaken or destroy the impact or effectiveness of;
    undermine:They undercut all his efforts to reform the system.
  3. Businessto offer goods or services at a lower price or rate than (a competitor).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•der•cut  (v. un′dər kut, undər kut′;n., adj., undər kut′),USA pronunciation v., -cut, -cut•ting, n., adj. 
v.t. 
  1. to cut under or beneath.
  2. Fine Artto cut away material from so as to leave a portion overhanging, as in carving or sculpture.
  3. Businessto offer goods or services at a lower price or rate than (a competing price or rate) or than that of (a competitor).
  4. to weaken or destroy the impact or effectiveness of;
    undermine.
  5. Sport[Golf.]to hit (the ball) so as to cause a backspin.
  6. Sport[Tennis.]to slice (the ball) using an underhand motion.
  7. to cut (a sound recording) with grooves too shallow or with insufficient lateral motion of the stylus.
  8. [Forestry.]to cut a notch in (a tree) in order to control the direction in which the tree is to fall.

v.i. 
  1. to undercut material, a competitor, a ball, etc.

n. 
  1. a cut or a cutting away underneath.
  2. a notch cut in a tree to determine the direction in which the tree is to fall and to prevent splitting.
  3. Sport[Golf.]a backspin.
  4. Sport[Tennis.]a slice or cut made with an underhand motion.
  5. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a tenderloin of beef including the fillet.
  6. Dentistrya tooth cavity prepared with a wide base for anchoring a filling securely.

adj. 
  1. having or resulting from an undercut.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English undercutten to cut down; see under-, cut

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
undercut vb /ˌʌndəˈkʌt; ˈʌndəˌkʌt/ ( -cuts, -cutting, -cut)
  1. to charge less than (a competitor) in order to obtain trade
  2. to cut away the under part of (something)
  3. to hit (a ball) in such a way as to impart backspin
n /ˈʌndəˌkʌt/
  1. the act or an instance of cutting underneath
  2. a part that is cut away underneath
  3. a tenderloin of beef, including the fillet
  4. chiefly US Canadian a notch cut in a tree trunk, to ensure a clean break in felling
  5. a stroke that imparts backspin to the ball
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