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单词 auction
释义
auction
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈɔːk.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːk.ʃən/
C1
a usuallypublicsaleofgoodsorproperty, wherepeoplemakehigherandhigherbids(=offersofmoney)for each thing, until the thing issoldto thepersonwho willpaymost:
拍卖
afurnitureauction家具拍卖会
They'reholdingan auctionofjewelleryonThursday.他们将在周四举行一场珠宝拍卖会。
Thepaintingwill besoldatauction nextweek.这幅画将在下周拍卖。
Thehouseanditscontentsare beingput up forauction.这座房子及里面的家当将交付拍卖。
More examples
  • Twoseniorofficialshave beenentrustedwithorganizingthe auction.
  • Amongst otherpopephemera, the auction will besellingoffrockstars'stageclothes.
  • ArareStradivariusviolinfailedtoreachitsreservepricewhen put up for auction onTuesday.
  • In an auction,goodsorpropertyaresoldto thehighestbidder.
  • Sheboughtthebedfor asongat an auction.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Shops & auctions
  • army disposals store
  • army surplus store
  • army-navy store
  • art gallery
  • auction house
  • craft shop
  • creamery
  • deli
  • delicatessen
  • department store
  • mall
  • mart
  • meat market
  • medical hall
  • megastore
  • strip mall
  • super-sale
  • supermarket
  • superstore
  • swap meet
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auction
verb[T]
uk
/ˈɔːk.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːk.ʃən/
tosellsomething in apublicauction:
拍卖
Thestampswill be auctionedtomorrow.这些邮票将在明天拍卖。
Thefamilyis auctioning(off)itsartcollection.这家人将要拍卖他们的艺术收藏品。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to sell something
  • sellAre you selling your car?
  • retailThe company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear.
  • deal inThey mainly deal in rare books.
  • divestUSThe investors divested themselves of the company's stock.
  • sell offThe company is selling off the less profitable parts of its business.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Selling
  • Black Friday
  • bundle
  • bundling
  • chain of production
  • concession
  • customer service
  • oversell
  • panic selling
  • peddle
  • pile
  • pile it high and sell it cheapidiom
  • point of sale
  • salesmanship
  • sell out
  • sellsomethingoff
  • sellout
  • shift
  • soft sell
  • sold
  • sting
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(Definition ofauctionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

auction| American Dictionary

auction
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈɔk·ʃən/
a usuallypublicsaleofgoodsorproperty, wherepeoplemakehigherandhigherbids(=offersofmoney)for eachitem, until there are nohigherbidsand it issoldfor the mostmoneyoffered:
[C]an auction of early Americanfurniture
[U]bullssoldat auction

auction

verb[T]us
/ˈɔk·ʃən/
Theartworkis beingauctionedtobenefitUNICEF.
(Definition ofauctionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

auction| Business English

auction
noun[CorU]
COMMERCE,E-COMMERCE
uk
/ˈɔːkʃən/us
apublicsalein whichgoodsorpropertyaresoldto thepersonwhooffersthe mostmoney:
sell sth at auctionThepaintingwassoldat auction for €12 million.
hold an auctionWeheldacharityauction inaidof thelocalhospital.
be up/come up/go up/be put up for auctionOne of theprintsrecentlycame up for auction in theUnitedStates.
an internet/online/public auctionYou canbidfor it in anonlineauction.

See also

absolute auction
call auction
Dutch auction
open-cry auction
reverse auction
sealed-bid auction
uniform price auction
auction
verb[T]
COMMERCE,E-COMMERCE
uk
/ˈɔːkʃən/us
(alsoauction off)
tosellsomething in apublicauction:
Thestampswill be auctionedtomorrow.
Thefamilyis auctioning offitsartcollection.
(Definition ofauctionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofauction

auction
By the time it was her turn to be auctioned, the majority of the audience had already left.
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An even more powerful strike at the power of stage contractors was the department's newfound ability to monitor local auctions for stage service.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their property, though sequestered, was not classified as biens nationaux and auctioned off.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Due to the emergence of auctions, direct contacts between producers and sellers declined and this altered the nature and existence of the spousal cooperation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Horticultural auctions have also been shown to help small farmers remain economically viable and enhance family and social position12-14.
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Financing, or access to capital, is essential to the start-up activities of horticultural auctions.
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However, the variegated and inconsistent lessons drawn from their participation indicate that the role game theorists actually played in the auctions is not well understood.
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We particularly illustrated how auctions could be made secure and foster truth revelation on the part of bidders.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Typical examples of complex distributed applications are social simulations, supply-chain management, electronic auctions, e-institutions, or business-to-business applications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Strategic game theory is best suited to contexts and applications where the rules of the game are precisely described, like elections, auctions, internet transactions.
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Such auctions are known to have taken place as far back as the 1830s, if not before.
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Other mechanisms have been proposed, including auctions of patents.
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The paper then discusses how different emission control instruments, including emissions taxes, auctioned emissions permits, and grandfathered emissions permits, provide incentives for innovation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In such a model, each player controls a number of agents (for example, software agents) which participate in asynchronous parallel multi-agent interactions (for example, auctions).
From theCambridge English Corpus
When human or arti®cial agents negotiate in auctions they do not necessarily require speech acts and logic to carry out sophisticated transactions.
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Collocationswithauction

auction

These are words often used in combination withauction.

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art auction
We all remember what used to happen in theartauctionworld.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
auction catalogue
Anybody who has bought a propertyauctioncatalogueor had one sent to him will see there are marvellous bargain auctions every month.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
auction site
A new agent has not yet learned which search engine to try first, or whichauctionsiteoffers the best bargains.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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