a situation where companies compete to be chosen to supply work or goods by offering a particular price. The price offered is not secret and the best offer is chosen 公开招标◆The company won an open bid for the contract. 这家公司在公开招标中赢得了这份合同。◆an open-bid auction 公开招标拍卖
a bid that is not kept secret 公开招标◆We purchased the building with an open bid of €200 000. 我们以 20 万欧元的公开招标价购买了这栋楼房。