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low-ball low-ball 或 low.ball AHD: [l½“bôl”] D.J. [6l*&7b%8l]K.K. [6lo7b%l]v.（动词） low-.balled,low-.bal.ling,low-.balls 【俚语】 v.tr.（及物动词）To underestimate or understate (a cost) deliberately:虚报低价：故意低估或低报（价格）：“He often took illegal cash payments from developers in return for . . . low-balling the cost of construction and renovation work”(&b{Boston Globe})“他经常从开发者那儿拿到非法的现金报酬，作为对他…虚报建筑和修复工程价格的回报”(波士顿环球)v.intr.（不及物动词）To engage in the deliberate understatement of cost.故意报低价语源:[From the card game of the same name] [由同名的扑克游戏而来] 继承用法:low“-ball adj.（形容词） |