late 14c., "to cut down or off," from under + cut (v.). In the commercial sense of "sell at lower prices" (or work at lower wages) it is first attested 1884. Figurative sense of "render unstable, undermine" is recorded from 1955, from earlier literal meaning "cut so as to leave the upper portion larger than the lower" (1874).
双语例句
1. Popular support would be undercut by political developments.
民众的支持率将会随政治势态的发展而下降。
来自柯林斯例句
2. to undercut sb's prices
以低于对手的价格求售
来自《权威词典》
3. The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit.
该公司将得以把价格压得低于竞争对手而仍能盈利。
来自柯林斯例句
4. If our two companies were to join forces we could undercut all our competitors.
如果我们两家公司联合起来的话,我们可以削价同我们所有的竞争对手抢生意.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. We're playing a losing game by trying to undercut our competitor's prices all the time.
