lowball
- IPA[ˈləʊbɔːl]
英式
- a ball pitched so as to pass over the plate below the level of the batter's knees.;(of an estimate, bid, etc.) deceptively or unrealistically low.
- offer a deceptively or unrealistically low bid or estimate to
verb: lowball, 3rd person present: lowballs, gerund or present participle: lowballing, past tense: lowballed, past participle: lowballed
noun: lowball, plural noun: lowballs
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a ball pitched so as to pass over the plate below the level of the batter's knees.
- ▪ (of an estimate, bid, etc.) deceptively or unrealistically low.
動詞
- 1. North American informal offer a deceptively or unrealistically low bid or estimate to are you being lowballed by someone who hopes to make money on extras later?
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈlōˌbôl]
美式
- a ball pitched so as to pass over the plate below the level of the batter's knees.
- offer a deceptively or unrealistically low estimate, bid, etc. to: are you being lowballed by someone who hopes to make money on extras later?
Oxford American Dictionary