no-bid

/ˌnoʊˈbɪd/· adjective

政治/外交/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

未wèi经jīng招zhāo标biāo的de（合hé同tóng）

未wèi经jīng公gōng开kāi招zhāo标biāo（的de合hé同tóng）

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国guó土tǔ安ān全quán部bù未wèi经jīng招zhāo标biāo买mǎi旧jiù客kè机jī

Example

The agency used a no-bid contract to buy 10 used jets, saying they were urgently needed for deportation flights.

该gāi机jī构gòu使shǐ用yòng一yī份fèn未wèi经jīng招zhāo标biāo的de合hé同tóng购gòu买mǎi了le10架jià二èr手shǒu飞fēi机jī，称chēng这zhè些xiē飞fēi机jī是shì遣qiǎn返fǎn航háng班bān的de紧jǐn急jí所suǒ需xū。

Source: The New York Times · 13 Aug 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó国guó土tǔ安ān全quán部bù斥chì资zī4.64亿yì美měi元yuán购gòu买mǎi飞fēi机jī，合hé同tóng未wèi经jīng招zhāo标biāo，之zhī后hòu飞fēi机jī却què大dà多duō闲xián置zhì数shù月yuè。

Roots · etymology

bid源自古英语beodan（提议、出价）

no(无)+bid(投标)复合而成的形容词

Collocations

no-bid contract / award a no-bid deal / no-bid basis

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美国土安全部斥资4.64亿美元购机后闲置国土安全部未经招标买旧客机