/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt; NAmE ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/ [transitive] to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do
转包，分包（工程）◆We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm.
我们将工程分包给了一家小型工程公司。◆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做那项工程。 ▸ subcontracting /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪŋ; NAmE ˌsʌbˈkɑːntræktɪŋ/

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