| 单词 | auction |
| 释义 | auction auction /; ; AmE / noun, verb
(Commerce )
■ noun [C,U]
ABSOLUTE AUCTION, DUTCH AUCTION, REVERSE AUCTION, UNIFORM PRICE AUCTION
a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them: The stores will be put up for auction by the parent company. The painting was sold at auction for $50 000. to bid in an auction ⇨ PUT verb
❖ to be up for/come up for/go up for/put sth up for auction
■ verb [+ obj]
to sell sth at an auction: The rights to use these routes were auctioned to bus companies.
PHRASAL VERBS
auction sth off to sell sth at an auction, especially sth that is no longer needed or wanted: Employees were made redundant and buildings and vehicles auctioned off. |
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