undercut (-cutting: past and past participle -cut) [with obj.]
offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor) 低于(对手)价格出售(商品,服务) these industries have been undercut by more efficient foreign producers. 这些工业遇上更有效率的外国厂商的低价销售。
cut or wear away the part below or under (something, especially a cliff) 冲击;破坏(尤指悬崖) ■(figurative)weaken; undermine (喻)削弱;暗中破坏 the chairman denied his authority was being undercut. 主席否认自己的权威受到削弱。 ■cut away material to leave (a carved design) in relief 底切,掏空
(Tennis)strike (a ball) with backspin so that it rises high in the air (网球)下旋削(球)
noun
a space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something, such as a cliff, a coal seam, or part of a carving in relief (悬崖、煤矿、凸雕等)底切;掏空 ■(N. Amer.)a notch cut in a tree trunk to guide its fall when felled (主北美)反锯口,逆锯口
(Brit.)the underside of a sirloin of beef (英)牛里脊;牛腰部软肉