名詞 auction:

1. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
   同義詞：auction bridge
2. the public sale of something to the highest bidder
   同義詞：auction sale, vendue

動(dòng)詞 auction:

1. sell at an auction
   同義詞：auction off, auctioneer

1. We had a private view of the jewels before the public auction.
   那些珠寶公開(kāi)拍賣(mài)以前我們私下看了預(yù)展。
2. How much did the painting go for at the auction?
   這幅畫(huà)在拍賣(mài)中值多少錢(qián)?
3. The picture should fetch 2000 at auction.
   這張畫(huà)拍賣(mài)可得2000英鎊。
4. The car is sold by auction.
   這輛小車(chē)被拍賣(mài)了。
5. We will put the car up for auction.
   我們將把這輛小車(chē)拍賣(mài)。

auc.tion

n.（名詞）
A public sale in which property or items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder.
拍賣(mài)：一種將財(cái)產(chǎn)或物品賣(mài)給最高出價(jià)者的公開(kāi)出售
Games
【游戲】
The bidding in bridge.
叫牌：橋牌中的叫牌
Auction bridge.
拍賣(mài)式橋牌
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
auc.tioned,auc.tion.ing,auc.tions
To sell at or by an auction:
拍賣(mài)，競(jìng)賣(mài)：在或通過(guò)拍賣(mài)出售商品：
例句：
auctioned off the remaining inventory.
拍賣(mài)剩余庫(kù)存品

來(lái)源：
Latin auctiô auctiôn-
拉丁語(yǔ) auctiô auctiôn-
from auctus [past participle of] augôre [to increase] * see aug-
源自 auctus [] augôre的過(guò)去分詞 [加，增加] *參見(jiàn) aug-