[N-VAR 可变名词]拍卖 An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
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Lord Salisbury bought the picture at auction in London some years ago...
几年前，索尔兹伯里勋爵在伦敦拍得了这幅画。
Britain's two main auction houses, Sotheby's and Christies, have been involved in valuing the works.
英国最大的两家拍卖行，苏富比和佳士得参与了对这些作品的估价。
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[VERB 动词]拍卖 If something is auctioned, it is sold in an auction.
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Eight drawings by French artist Jean Cocteau will be auctioned next week...
下周法国画家让·科克托的8幅作品将被拍卖。
The airline plans to auction its international routes to former competitors...
这家航空公司打算把他们的国际线路拍卖给以前的竞争对手。
We'll auction them for charity.
我们将为它们举办慈善拍卖。
相关词组：
auction off
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auc·tion/ˈɔːkʃn;ˈɒkʃn; NAmEˈɔːkʃn/
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auctionauctionsauctionedauctioningnoun[countable , uncountable ]a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them 拍卖◆an auction of paintings绘画拍卖会◆The house is up for auction(= will be sold at an auction). 这所房子将被拍卖。◆A classic Rolls-Royce fetched (= was sold for)£25 000 at auction.一辆古典式劳斯莱斯轿车拍得 25 000 英镑。◆an Internet auction site互联网拍卖网站verb[usually passive ]auctionsth to sell sth at an auction拍卖◆The costumes from the movie are to be auctioned for charity.这部电影用过的服装将用于慈善拍卖。PHRASAL VERBˌauction sth↔ˈoffto sell sth at an auction,especially sth that is no longer needed or wanted 拍卖掉（尤指不再需要的物品）◆The Army is auctioning off a lot of surplus equipment.陆军正在把大量剩余设备拍卖掉。auc·tion/ˈɔːkʃn;ˈɒkʃn; NAmEˈɔːkʃn/
a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for themat auction The house was sold at auction.put something up for auction (=try to sell something at an auction) This week 14 of his paintings were put up for auction.auction house (=a company that arranges auctions)