auction

UK:  ['ɔːkʃ(ə)n]

US:  ['ɔkʃ(ə)n]

过去分词：auctioned  现在分词：auctioning  第三人称单数：auctions  

n.

1.拍卖,标售

2.(桥牌)拍卖玩法

3.拍卖场

4.叫牌

v.

1.拍卖

1 . The spokeswoman for the auction house said she did not know how the oil painting had wound up inside the sofa.
拍卖行的专家表示他们也搞不明白这副油画是怎么跑到沙发里面的。

2 . It's easy to get carried away at auction sales. You should take a tip from me and carry only as much money as you intend to spend.
在拍卖行很容易被说动花钱，所以你应听我的劝告，只带你计划好了要花的钱。

3 . Among the costs of doing business: auction fees, or costs charged to a seller and buyer by an auction house.
投资艺术品有各种成本，其中一种是拍卖手续费，即拍卖行向买家和卖家收取的费用。

4 . One option would be to run a wider auction process, and another would be to put any plans to sell the business on ice for now.
一个方案是进行更大范围的拍卖程序，另一个方案是将出售该业务的计划目前暂时搁置。

5 . He took little rapid steps from one man to another, showing each man the bit of paper as if he were an attendant at an auction.
他快速移动着小步地从一个人面前走到另一个人面前，朝每一个人展示那张小纸条，好像是拍卖会上的服务员。