undercut

英 [ˌʌndə'kʌt] 美 [ˌʌndər'kʌt]

• v. 削弱；廉价出售或工作；从下边切
• n. （牛的）嫩腰肉；下部切割；切口；切球

英英释义

Noun:

1. the material removed by a cut made underneath

2. the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

3. a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall

4. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball;

   "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
   

5. a cut made underneath to remove material

Verb:

1. sell cheaper than one's competition

2. cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

3. cut away the underpart of;

   "undercut a vein of ore"
   

4. strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot

5. cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. However, for most of the target audience, this will undercut the message badly.
   然而，对于大多数观众来说，这会削弱影片所要传达的讯息的张力。
2. Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority.
   委员会的某些成员试图削弱主席的权力。

经典引文

• For this dramatic shape the hair was undercut very short through the back and sides.

  出自：Hair Flair

词汇搭配

• undercut forming attachment 用沉割成形车刀加工的...
• undercut weld 底切焊接
• undercut pattern 有侧凹模样
• undercut price 削价
• undercut part 异侧摆越动作...
• undercut trimmer saw 脚踏截锯机
• undercut slope 暗掘坡,底切岸坡...
• undercut left inward 左腿向右后摆越...

近反义词

【近义词】

• undermine 逐渐削弱
• destabilize 使不稳定
• detract 减损
• weaken 使 ... 弱，削弱...
• damage 损害
• demean 贬低
• belittle 轻视
• cut 切
• tenderloin 嫩腰肉
• undersell 以比 ... 低的价格...