subcontract
/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrakt/ (ame, mw)
subcontract — 動詞
- subcontractpresent simple I / you / we / they
- subcontractshe / she / it
- subcontractedpast simple
- subcontracting-ing form
1. to pay a different business or worker to handle a portion of the tasks you were
分包
將合約中的部分工作委託他人
to pay a different business or worker to handle a portion of the tasks you were hired to complete — for instance, a builder bringing in an outside electrician for a housing project's wiring
The construction company subcontracted the electrical wiring to a firm in Kaohsiung.
那家建築公司把電線配線工作分包給了高雄的一家廠商。
subcontract + [work] + to + [company]
Wei-Lin's software team subcontracted the user testing to a design agency in Seoul.
Wei-Lin 的軟體團隊將使用者測試分包給了首爾的一家設計公司。
Car manufacturers often subcontract the body painting to specialist workshops.
汽車製造商經常將車身噴漆工作分包給專業的車廠。
The general contractor subcontracted the plumbing work to Mei and her two brothers.
總承包商把水電工程分包給了 Mei 和她兩個兄弟。
Under the main agreement, local deliveries may be subcontracted to couriers in each town.
根據主合約，當地送貨服務可以分包給各城鎮的快遞公司。
- keep in-house
to do the work with your own employees instead of hiring others
文法句型
subcontract + [work/task] + to + [person/company]
subcontract + [work/task] + out
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be subcontracted) when the focus is on the work itself rather than the contractor.
常見錯誤
2. to accept a job from the main contractor and carry out a specific part of a larg
承接分包
接受主承包商的工作委託
to accept a job from the main contractor and carry out a specific part of a larger project
Sofia's carpentry firm subcontracted for a hotel chain, fitting cabinets in thirty new rooms.
Sofia 的木工業者為一家連鎖飯店承接分包，在三十間新客房安裝櫥櫃。
subcontract + for + [company]
Small engineering companies often subcontract for larger firms on bridge construction projects.
小型工程公司經常在橋樑建設工程中為大公司承接分包。
Kenji subcontracted for the main builder during the stadium project last year.
Kenji 去年在體育館工程中為主要營造商承接了分包工作。
Fatima's cleaning crew subcontracted for the office block, handling all the after-hours work.
Fatima 的清潔團隊為那棟辦公大樓承接了分包，負責所有下班後的清潔工作。
- work as a subcontractor
fuller, more formal equivalent
文法句型
subcontract + for + [main contractor/company]
用法筆記
The subject of this sense is the person or company that receives the subcontracted work (the subcontractor), not the one that gives it out. Compare with sense 1, where the subject hires others.
subcontract — 名詞
1. a written agreement between the holder of a main contract and another business o
分包合同
主合約方與第三方簽訂的契約
a written agreement between the holder of a main contract and another business or individual, stating that the second party will perform part of the original work
Theo signed a subcontract with a roofing company to cover the second-floor repairs.
Theo 與一家屋頂公司簽了分包合同，負責二樓的修繕工作。
sign a subcontract with [company]
Hana reviewed every subcontract to make sure the payment dates matched the main agreement.
Hana 審閱了每一份分包合同，確認付款日期與主合約一致。
A dispute arose when Diego's subcontract did not include the same safety rules as the original contract.
Diego 的分包合同中未包含與原始合約相同的安全規範，因此引發了爭議。
The lawyer advised Amara to have every subcontract approved in writing before the work began.
律師建議 Amara 在動工前將每一份分包合同以書面形式核准。
Olga checked the subcontract and found that the cleaning schedule was different from what she had agreed to.
Olga 檢查分包合同後發現，清潔時間表與她原先同意的內容不同。
- secondary contract
equivalent; emphasises that it is subordinate to the main contract
- main contract
the original, primary agreement
文法句型
sign a subcontract
under the subcontract