| 单词 | auction |
| 释义 | auction (once / 522 pages) 1nv 2n In an auction, items are sold without price tags––whoever bids the highest gets to buy it, whether it’s a painting, a car, or a set of old dishes. You can hold an auction, or auction something. You might have seen auction scenes in classy old movies where the characters bid on paintings by politely raising their hands as the auctioneer calls out a price. Auctions aren’t always high-fallutin’, though. Many cities auction off cars they’ve confiscated from drug dealers or thieves. WORD FAMILYauction: auctioned, auctioneer, auctioning, auctions+/auctioneer: auctioneered, auctioneering, auctioneers USAGE EXAMPLESProceeds from the auction will benefit the project’s capital campaign. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Almost nothing was heard about the document for more than 80 years — until it showed up 13 months ago at a London auction house. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Instead, he sold everything to David Weisz to be auctioned off piece by piece. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the public sale of something to the highest bidder Syn|Hyper auction sale, vendue sale the general activity of selling 2v sell at an auction 2Syn|Hyper auction off, auctioneer sell exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent n a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge Syn|Hyper auction bridge bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players |
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