auction
auction 英 [ˈɔ:kʃn] 美 [ˈɔkʃn]
vt. 拍卖；竞卖 n. 拍卖
进行时:auctioning 过去式:auctioned 过去分词:auctioned 第三人称单数:auctions 名词复数:auctions
- 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.
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- vt. 拍卖；竞卖
- n. 拍卖
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1. The house is up for auction .
这所房子将被拍卖。
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2. an Internet auction site
互联网拍卖网站
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3. The costumes from the movie are to be auctioned for charity.
这部电影用过的服装将用于慈善拍卖。
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4. The Army is auctioning off a lot of surplus equipment.
陆军正在把大量剩余设备拍卖掉。
- auction (n.) "public sale in which each bidder offers more than the previous bid," 1590s, from Latin auctionem (nominative auctio) "a sale by increasing bids, public sale," noun of action from past participle stem of augere "to increase," from PIE root *aug- (1) "to increase." In northern England and Scotland, called a roup. In the U.S., something is sold at auction; in England, by auction.
- auction (v.) "sell by auction," 1807, from auction (n.). Commonly with off. Related: Auctioned; auctioning.
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