fail to win a bid; lose a tender
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fail to win a bid; to lose a tender
formalCommonly used in business, construction, and government procurement contexts. Indicates that a bid submitted was not selected.
Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
zhè这
cì次
tóu投
biāo标
luò落
biāo标
le了
。
Our company failed to win the bid this time.
Suī虽
rán然
luò落
biāo标
le了
，
dàn但
wǒ我
men们
jī积
lěi累
le了
bǎo宝
guì贵
de的
jīng经
yàn验
。
Although we lost the tender, we gained valuable experience.
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Luò落
biāo标
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
shì是
bào报
jià价
tài太
gāo高
。
The main reason for losing the bid was that the quoted price was too high.