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subcontractor for sth
for 后接具体工作内容，说明分包的范围。
They hired a subcontractor for the electrical work.
他们为电气工程雇了一名分包商。
分包商；转包人；分包者
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分包商；转包人；分包者
a person or company that is hired by a primary contractor to do part of the work under a subcontract
They hired a subcontractor for the electrical work.
他们为电气工程雇了一名分包商。
由另一承包商(通常是总承包商)雇佣,而非直接受客户雇用的承包商
A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
与主承包商签订分包合同的人
someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
The general contractor hired a local subcontractor to handle the electrical wiring.
总承包商雇了一家本地分包商来负责电气布线。
Our subcontractor delivered the steel beams ahead of schedule.
我们的分包商提前交付了钢梁。
She works as an independent subcontractor for several construction firms.
她为几家建筑公司做独立分包商。
for 后接具体工作内容，说明分包的范围。
They hired a subcontractor for the electrical work.
他们为电气工程雇了一名分包商。
work as a subcontractor 表示身份，后面常接 for 加公司或机构。
She works as a subcontractor for a construction firm.
她在一家建筑公司做分包商。
to 表示隶属关系，指该分包商直接为某总承包商服务。
The firm is a subcontractor to a large aerospace company.
这家公司是一家大型航空航天公司的分包商。
Not this
They plan to subcontractor the IT services to a local company.
Use this
They plan to subcontract the IT services to a local company.
subcontractor 是名词（分包商/转包人），不能当作动词使用；表示“分包（工作）”的动词是 subcontract（不加 -or）。原句需要动词不定式，故应改为 to subcontract。
Not this
The builder has hired three subcontractor for the interior work.
Use this
The builder has hired three subcontractors for the interior work.
subcontractor 是可数名词，受 three 修饰时必须用复数形式 subcontractors（加 -s）。原句使用了单数形式，违反了数量一致规则。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
雇佣分包商
The general contractor decided to hire a subcontractor for the plumbing work.
总承包商决定雇佣一名分包商来做管道工程。
独立分包商
As an independent subcontractor, she manages her own schedule.
作为独立分包商，她管理自己的日程。
与分包商合作
Our team works with a subcontractor for the landscaping.
我们的团队与一家分包商合作做景观美化。
分包协议
Make sure the subcontractor agreement includes a timeline.
确保分包协议包含时间表。
向分包商付款
The company pays each subcontractor on the 15th of the month.
公司每月15号向各分包商付款。
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sub-（下）加 contractor（承包商）：主承包商之下的分包商，记 sub 是‘下’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：construction projects、legal contracts、project management 该词通常用于商业、法律和工程项目等语境，多出现在合同、招标文件和项目管理中；日常口语中不算生僻，但正式感稍强。
以上单词均以 -tractor 结尾，读作 /træktɝ/，与 subcontractor 词尾的 /træktɝ/ 押韵。其中 contractor 是 subcontractor 去掉前缀 sub- 后的基词，读音几乎一致。注意形近词：subcontract（/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/）少了末尾的 -or，读作 /trækt/；traction（/ˈtrækʃən/）以 /ʃən/ 结尾，二者都不与 subcontractor 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.