| 释义 |
subbie, n. slang (orig. and chiefly Austral.).|ˈsʌbɪ|
Also subby.
[f. sub-contractor n. + -ie.]
A sub-contractor.
1978Sun-Herald (Sydney) 4 June 21/1 For the independent ‘subbie’ a couple of extra tonnes over the legal limit is often the only thing separating a profitable run from a straight-out loss. 1985J. Schultz Steel City Blues 108 I'm building a house... I've done it all myself—well, I've got in a few subbies. 1987Headlight July 48/3 Through the grapevine, Mark heard that a Perry Bar container operator wanted reliable subbies. 1989Building 30 June 33/3 The model form of sub-subcontract referred to..was specifically designed to accommodate the duct work subbie.
Hence subbie v. intr., to work as a sub-contractor; trans., to sub-contract.
1983Truckin' Life Mag. Sept. 35/2 Bunkers have 16 trucks subbied to TNT. 1984Ibid. Apr. 25/1 They then asked her to subby for them at about half the rate she tendered at. Smart girl told the middlemen bloodsuckers to take a running jump. |