lowball
verb /ˈləʊbɔːl/
/ˈləʊbɔːl/
(North American English, informal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they lowball | /ˈləʊbɔːl/ /ˈləʊbɔːl/ |
| he / she / it lowballs | /ˈləʊbɔːlz/ /ˈləʊbɔːlz/ |
| past simple lowballed | /ˈləʊbɔːld/ /ˈləʊbɔːld/ |
| past participle lowballed | /ˈləʊbɔːld/ /ˈləʊbɔːld/ |
| -ing form lowballing | /ˈləʊbɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈləʊbɔːlɪŋ/ |
- lowball something to deliberately make an estimate of the cost, value, etc. of something that is too low
有意压低（成本、价值等的）估价；虚报低价 - He lowballed the cost of the project in order to obtain federal funding.
他为了得到联邦资助而故意压低项目的成本价格。
- He lowballed the cost of the project in order to obtain federal funding.