/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt; US ˌsʌbˈkɑ:ntrækt ||; ˌsʌbˈkɑnˌtrækt/verb [T] subcontract sth (to sb) to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do 分包；转包: We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm. 我们把工作转包给一家小型工程公司。We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work.我们转包给了一家小型工程公司去干那项工作。 ➔subcontract noun [C]