to undercut
01
削价, 压低价格
to demand a lower price than one's rivals
Transitive: to undercut a rival or price
例子
Online retailers often engage in price wars, trying to undercut each other to gain a larger share of the market.
在线零售商经常参与价格战，试图通过降价来互相削弱，以获得更大的市场份额。
02
下切, 从下击打
to hit a ball with a downward, glancing motion, causing it to spin backward or gain elevation
Transitive: to undercut a ball
例子
By carefully undercutting the ball, he was able to make a tricky shot that bounced just inside the corner.
通过仔细削球，他能够打出一个棘手的射门，球正好弹在角落内侧。
03
削弱, 从下方侵蚀
to remove or wear away the lower or underlying part of something
Transitive: to undercut sth
例子
The constant waves undercut the cliffside, leading to a gradual loss of land.
持续的海浪侵蚀悬崖，导致土地逐渐流失。
04
雕刻, 挖空
to remove material around a design in order to create a raised, carved pattern
Transitive: to undercut sth
例子
Using a chisel, the craftsman undercut the surface of the marble to highlight the figures in relief.
工匠使用凿子削减大理石的表面，以突出浮雕中的图形。
05
斜切, 在树木的主要切口下方进行斜切
to make a diagonal or slanted cut into a tree, below the main cut, on the side where the tree is intended to fall
Transitive: to undercut a tree
例子
Before making the final cut, he carefully undercut the trunk to guide the tree ’s fall.
在进行最后的切割之前，他小心地斜切树干以引导树木的倒下。
Undercut
01
a hairstyle with longer hair on top and closely shaved or faded sides and back
例子
The barber recommended an undercut to modernize his look.
02
a stroke that imparts reverse spin to the ball
例子
The golfer used an undercut to keep the ball low.
03
a cut made underneath a surface or material to remove a portion of it
例子
An undercut was necessary to level the shelf support.
04
a cut made in a tree trunk to guide the direction of its fall
例子
a proper undercut ensures the tree falls safely.
05
the tender meat from the loin on either side of the vertebral column
例子
Roasting the undercut brings out its tenderness.
06
material removed by a cut made beneath a surface
例子
The mold's undercut had to be removed to release the casting.
