bid
v
(-dd-; pt, pp bid ; in sense 3, pt usu 用於下述第3義時過去式通常作 bade, pp bidden)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (for sth); esp US ~ (sth) (on sth)
(a) offer (a price) in order to buy sth, esp at an auction (購物時)出價; (尤指拍賣時)喊價
What am I bid (for this painting)? (這幅畫)給我個價, 諸位愿意出多少錢?
She bid 500 (for the painting). 她喊價500英鎊(買這幅畫).
We had hoped to get the house but another couple was bidding against us, ie repeatedly offering a higher price than us. 我們原希望買下這所房子, 但另一對夫婦不斷抬價與我們競買.
(b) offer (a price) for doing work, providing a service, etc 投標
Several firms have bid for the contract to build the new concert hall. 有幾家公司投標, 爭取建造新音樂廳的合同.
2 [I, Tn] (in card-games, esp bridge) make a bid2(4) (紙牌戲中, 尤指橋牌)叫(牌): bid two hearts 叫2紅桃.
3 (arch or fml 古或文)
(a) [Dn.t] order (sb); tell 吩咐(某人); 告訴
Do as you are bidden. 按照吩咐你的去做.
She bade me (to) come in. 她叫我進來.
(b) [Dn.pr, Dn.t]
invite (sb) 邀請(某人)
guests bidden to (attend) the feast 應邀赴宴的賓客.
(c) [no passive 不用於被動語態
Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth to sb say sth as a greeting, etc 說(問候、打招呼等的話)
bid sb good morning 向某人道早安
He bade farewell (ie said goodbye) to his sweetheart. 他向他的情人告別.
4 (idm 習語) bid fair to do sth (arch or rhet 古或修辭) seem likely to do sth 有做某事的可能
The plan for a new hospital bids fair to succeed. 興建新醫院的計劃有希望成功.
?? 考研助記
投標“必得”(諧音) bi(比)+d(多): 投標報價就是比誰出的錢多
?? 擴展釋義
*[bid]n. 出價vt. 命令, 吩咐, 請求, 表示, 宣布, 投標vi. 命令, 吩咐, 請求, 表示, 宣布, 投標【經】 標價, 喊價, 出價; 投標相關詞組: to bid fair to... to bid in sth to bid up to make a bid for... to bid farewell to sb