underbid

动词 underbid:

1. bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants
2. bid lower than a competing bidder
3. bid too low

1. Just because we underbid our rivals and got a major order, they have accused us of sharp practice.
   只是因为我们投票时出价低于对手得到了一个大数量的订货单，他们便指责我们有欺诈行为。
2. The manufacturers appear to have underbid the contracts by a wider margin than usual. Costs escalated beyond all expectations. And few were privy to the problems because the program was financed in the secret part of the Pentagon budget.
   厂家对合同投的标似乎较一般低得太多。成本节节升高，超出任何人的预料。由于该计划系五角大楼秘密预算所支付，很少人知悉问题的同情。