lowball

['ləubɔ:l]

n. 虚报
vt. 向(顾客)虚报低价, 低估

lowball

lowball['ləubɔ:l]vt.1.■【商业】向(顾客)虚报(无意承兑的)低价，以低价诱骗(顾客)而以高价出售n.1.■虚报低价

1. (Baseball)a ball pitched so as to pass over the plate below the level of the batter's knees
   (棒球)低球
   ■[as modifier](N. Amer. informal)(of an estimate, bid, etc.) deceptively or unrealistically low
   (北美，非正式)（估价、投标等）虚报低价
   

1. [with obj.](N. Amer. informal)offer a deceptively or unrealistically low bid or estimate
   (北美，非正式)虚报低价
   

lowball

动词 lowball:

make a deliberately low estimate

同义词：underestimate

lowball

■The natural inclination is to recoil at the lowball offers . . .afterwhich the star gets closer to the end of his contract and hisvaluedrops even more.

可笑的是当这个游戏围绕着球队中的巨星开始时,大家都知道它是不可能的,除非之间有非常大的矛盾.

■So the good points of BRKA: they've been making some incredible deals and lowball offers that only Buffett could pull off;Buffett will continue to make those ...

因此，他认为造成人类错误判断的心理因素应是可以被应用于投资的最为重要的思维模型： “就我个人而言，我已认识到这一点，因此我正在使用一种双轨分析法。

■Lowball: When you're buying, it's good to start low and then go higher on your offer when necessary.

抛低球：当你买东西时，最好是先抛个底价钱/条件，然后再按情况来慢慢提高。

■JPMorgan has faced an outcry among Bear Stearns shareholders about the lowball offer, and faced the possibility that rival deals would begin to surface.

摩根大通银行的低价收购将面对贝尔斯登股东的哗然，并面临可能的竞争对手。

■With consumers still cautious, retailers' results may largely reflect recent efforts at inventory management, cost containment and lowball profit expectations.

由于消费者依然保持谨慎，零售商的业绩在很大程度上可能反映了近期在库存管理、成本控制方面的努力和较低的收益预期。

■Grumblers complain that they're competing with offshore workers who give lowball figures to win assignments.

那些爱发牢骚的人就认为他们在和一些通过虚拟报价赢得工作任务的人竞争。