underbid
/uhn-der-bid/US // ˌʌn dərˈbɪd //UK // (ˌʌndəˈbɪd) //
低价竞标,投标不足,低价竞投,低价收购
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
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un·der·bid, un·der·bid·ding.
- : to bid less than or less than the bid of, especially in seeking a contract to be awarded to the lowest bid or bidder; make an offer at a lower price than.
- : Cards. to bid less than the value or worth of.
v.无主动词 verb
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un·der·bid, un·der·bid·ding.
- : to bid lower than another or too low for the value of something.
Examples
If we are to be underbid on every contract worth having, we might as well go out of the business!
In the competition for a chance to work, the man with a lower standard of living will underbid the man with a higher standard.
No tradesman or manufacturer likes to see himself underbid by those who offer better goods at lower prices.
The Teuton, for a time content with trifling profit, underbid all rivals—and orders and contracts poured into Germany.
His price is not what he can get, but the lowest he can live for and underbid his neighbor.
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