() [, ]a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them 拍卖◆The stores will be put up for auction by the parent company. 这些商店将被母公司拍卖。◆The painting was sold at auction for $50 000. 这幅画拍卖了 5 万元。◆to bid in an auction 在拍卖中出价➡ idiom at put verb⨁to be up for / come up for / go up for / put sth up for auction 把…拍卖absolute auction Dutch auction reverse auction uniform price auction