auctions

1. [U][C]拍卖 a public meeting at which goods are sold to the person who offers the most money

1. vt. & vi. 拍卖 sell by auction

• hold auction举行拍卖

• public auction公开拍卖

• furniture auction家具拍卖

• at auction在拍卖
• by auction拍卖
• for auction交付拍卖

auction house拍卖行

at auction拍卖

auction market拍卖市场

auction sale拍卖

public auction[经]公开拍卖

dutch auction荷兰式拍卖；喊价逐步减低的拍卖

auction price（法）拍卖价格

reverse auction反向拍卖；逆向拍卖

auction off v. 拍卖掉；竞卖

sale by auction拍卖

1. We will put the car up for auction.
   我们将把这辆小车拍卖。
2. The picture should fetch 2000 pounds at auction.
   这张画拍卖可得2000英镑。
3. We had a private view of the jewels before the public auction.
   那些珠宝公开拍卖以前我们私下看了预展。

1. They will auction off a collection of oils.
   他们将拍卖一批收藏的油画。
2. Some of the land was auctioned off last year.
   去年拍卖了一些土地。