柯林斯詞典auction /???k??n/ (auctioning,auctioned,auctions) 1. N-VAR An auction is a public sale where items are sold to the person who offers the highest price. 拍賣 The painting is expected to fetch up to $400,000 at auction. 這幅畫預(yù)計(jì)在拍賣會(huì)上能賣到40萬(wàn)美元。2. V-T If something is auctioned, it is sold in an auction. 被拍賣 Eight drawings by French artist Jean Cocteau will be auctioned next week. 法國(guó)藝術(shù)家讓·科尅托的8幅畫作將在下周拍賣。 返回 auction劍橋詞典a usually public sale of goods or property , where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money ) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most 拍賣 a furniture auction 家具拍賣會(huì) They're holding an auction of jewellery on Thursday . 他們將在周四擧行一場(chǎng)珠寶拍賣會(huì)。 The painting will be sold at auction next week . 這幅畫將在下周拍賣。 The house and its contents are being put up for auction. 這座房子及裡麪的家儅將交付拍賣。 例句 Two senior officials have been entrusted with organizing the auction.Amongst other pop ephemera , the auction will be selling off rock stars ' stage clothes .A rare Stradivarius violin failed to reach its reserve price when put up for auction on Tuesday .In an auction, goods or property are sold to the highest bidder .She bought the bed for a song at an auction. 返回 auction