uction
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1 [U] method of selling things in which each item is sold to the person who offers the most money for it 拍賣(方式)
The house is up for auction/will be sold by auction. 這所房子將要拍賣.
It should fetch (ie be sold for) 100000 at auction. 拍賣它可得100000英鎊.
2 [C] (also `auction sale) public event when this takes place 拍賣
attend all the local auctions 參加本地所有的拍賣活動. auction, v
1 [Tn] sell (sth) by auction 拍賣.
2 (phr v) auction sth off sell (esp surplus or unwanted goods) by auction 拍賣掉(尤指剩馀的或多馀的物資)
The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 軍隊正在把大量舊裝備拍賣掉.