| 释义 |
outsource, v. Comm. (chiefly U.S.).|ˈaʊtsɔːs|
[f. out- 15 + source v.1]
trans. To obtain (goods, etc., esp. component parts) by contract from a source outside an organization or area; to contract (work) out. Also absol.
1979Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXVII. 141/1 We are so short of professional engineers in the motor industry that we are having to outsource design work to Germany. 1982Ward's Auto World May 37/3 Chrysler in the past few years has closed two of three foundries.., outsourcing some of these requirements. 1983Fortune 7 Mar. 110/2 To a large extent the products out-sourced are low-technology items such as window cranks, seat fabrics, and plastic knobs. 1984USA Today 24 Sept. b2/2 ‘GM purchased a $1 billion license to automate and outsource as it sees fit,’ says MIT labor researcher Harley Shaiker. 1986Times 9 Jan. 29/2 It is now fashionable to outsource everything that is not of strategic consequence to the organisation.
Hence ˈoutsourced ppl. a.; ˈoutsourcing vbl. n., the obtaining of goods or contracting of work from sources outside a company or area.
1981Business Week 31 Aug. 60/3 The..decline in auto industry jobs..will make outsourcing a key issue. 1984Fortune 15 Oct. 155/2 The company fought off efforts to curb outsourcing. 1988Industry Week 21 Nov. tm28/2 Outsourced designs and products must be integrated with each other and with in-house designs as the final product moves toward completion. |