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subcontract

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sub·con·tract /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt $ -ˈkɑːntrækt/ (also subcontract out) verb [transitive]  Bif a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for them 将〔已签合约的工作〕分包[转包]给他人 We will be subcontracting most of the electrical work. 我们将把大部分的电工活转包出去。subcontract something to somebody Some of the work will be subcontracted to another company. 其中一部分工作将分包给另一家公司。subcontract /sʌbˈkɒntrækt $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]
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Examples from the Corpus
subcontractCarey repeated that the union would sign no deal unless it included limits on subcontracting and added more full-time jobs.Not all the subcontracting goes abroad.Items with high added value would only be subcontracted if there were insurmountable problems of some sort in making it in-house.The partners are now subcontracting more Airbus work to other companies and countries.A car rental company subcontracts out the repair and maintenance of its fleet, and focuses on renting.They subcontract out the repair and maintenance of their rental car fleet.Even supposedly essential functions are subcontracted out.Critics worry that compassionate conservatism involves subcontracting social welfare to nutty evangelicals.
From Longman Business Dictionarysubcontractsub‧con‧tract /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt-ˈkɑːntrækt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]COMMERCE if a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for themsubcontract something to somebodyConsultants can give advice and then subcontract the actual engineering work to specialists.subcontract /sʌbˈkɒntrækt-ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]a $1.2 million subcontract to build diamond multichip modulessubcontracting noun [uncountable]Subcontracting is common in the construction industry.→ See Verb table
sub·con·tract verbChineseSyllable
pay work, other company subcontracts if a they Business Corpus


subcontract
subcontract /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt $ -ˈkɑːntrækt/ (also subcontract out) verb [transitive]
if a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for them:
    We will be subcontracting most of the electrical work.
    subcontract something to somebody
    Some of the work will be subcontracted to another company.
—subcontract /sʌbˈkɒntrækt $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]


sub·con·tract verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they subcontract BrE /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it subcontracts BrE /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækts/ 🔊past simple subcontracted BrE /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntræktɪd/ 🔊past participle subcontracted BrE /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntræktɪd/ 🔊 -ing form subcontracting BrE /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntræktɪŋ/ 🔊BrE /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/ 🔊to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do 分包;转包~ sth (to sb/sth) We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm. 我们把工作转包给了一家小型工程公司。🔊🔊~ sb/sth (to do sth) We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work. 我们转包给了一家小型工程公司去干那项工作。🔊🔊 sub·con·tract·ing noun [uncountable]
sub·con·tract nounBrE /ˌsʌbˈkɒntrækt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/ 🔊a contract to do part of the work that has been given to another person or company 分包合同;转包合同