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undersell

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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un·der·sell /ˌʌndəˈsel $ -ər-/ verb (past tense and past participle undersold /-ˈsəʊld $ -ˈsoʊld/) [transitive]  1. BBto sell goods at a lower price than someone else 以低于〔他人〕的价格出售2 PERSUADEto make other people think that someone or something is less good, effective, skilful etc than they really are 让人轻视;过低评价 I think he undersold himself at the interview. 我认为他在面试时过于自谦了。
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Examples from the Corpus
undersellOur prices are the lowest. We will not be undersold!But it was Picasso who fixed the price, knowing that Modigliani would undersell himself.
From Longman Business Dictionaryundersellun‧der‧sell /ˌʌndəˈsel-ər-/ verb (past tense and past participle undersold /-ˈsəʊld-ˈsoʊld/) [transitive]1COMMERCE to sell goods etc at a lower price than someone elseWe undersell all our rivals.They claim never to be undersold (=that nobody sells goods as cheaply as they do).2COMMERCE to sell something for less than its real valueWhen it was privatized, the water industry was massively undersold.3MARKETINGto make people think that a product or a person is less good, effective, skilful etc than they really areDon’t undersell yourself at the interview.→ See Verb table
un·der·sell verbChineseSyllable
than price to Business at lower Corpus a sell goods


undersell
undersell /ˌʌndəˈsel $ -ər-/ verb (past tense and past participle undersold /-ˈsəʊld $ -ˈsoʊld/) [transitive]
1. to sell goods at a lower price than someone else
2. to make other people think that someone or something is less good, effective, skilful etc than they really are:
    I think he undersold himself at the interview.


under·sellBrE /ˌʌndəˈsel/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌndərˈsel/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they undersell BrE /ˌʌndəˈsel/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌndərˈsel/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it undersells BrE /ˌʌndəˈselz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌndərˈselz/ 🔊past simple undersold BrE /ˌʌndəˈsəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌndərˈsoʊld/ 🔊past participle undersold BrE /ˌʌndəˈsəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌndərˈsoʊld/ 🔊 -ing form underselling BrE /ˌʌndəˈselɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌndərˈselɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors 以低于(竞争者)的价格出售;竞价销售~ sth to sell sth at a price lower than its real value 赔本出售;压价销售~ sb/sth/yourself to make people think that sb/sth is not as good or as interesting as they really are 降低人们对…的印象;贬损Don't undersell yourself at the interview. 面试时不可过分自谦。🔊🔊