auction
/ˈɔːkʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːkʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯk-shən/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɔːk.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːk.ʃən/ (ame, ipa)
auction — 名詞
1. a sale, often open to the public, where people keep offering more money until th
拍賣會；拍賣
公開喊價，價高者得
a sale, often open to the public, where people keep offering more money until the item goes to whoever offers the most
Dozens of neighbors came to the church auction on Saturday morning.
星期六早上，許多鄰居都來參加教會拍賣會。
collocation: church auction
The painting sold for $8,000 at a local auction in Tainan.
那幅畫在台南一場地方拍賣會上以八千美元售出。
pattern: at auction
After the hotel closed, its chairs and tables went to auction.
旅館歇業後，裡面的椅子和桌子都拿去拍賣。
Buyers raised their cards quickly during the charity book auction.
買家在那場慈善書籍拍賣會中很快就舉牌出價。
A small tea set from Kyoto drew the most attention at the auction.
一組來自京都的小茶具在拍賣會上最受矚目。
- sale
a much broader word that does not require competing offers
- public sale
close in meaning but more formal and descriptive
- bidding
focuses on the offers being made, not the whole selling event
- private sale
describes a sale made directly without public bidding
- fixed-price sale
the price is set in advance instead of being raised by buyers
文法句型
at auction
go to auction
hold an auction
auction of something
用法筆記
Often appears after verbs such as hold, run, attend, and win, and with phrases like at auction or go to auction. Distinguish from verb sense 1: this sense names the event or method, while the verb names the act of selling in that way.
常見錯誤
auction — 動詞
1. to sell something through an auction, letting buyers compete by offering higher
拍賣
以公開喊價方式出售
to sell something through an auction, letting buyers compete by offering higher prices
The family decided to auction the farm tractor after the move.
那家人搬家後，決定把農場拖拉機拿去拍賣。
auction + object
Next month, a local museum will auction several old maps.
下個月，地方博物館將拍賣幾張老地圖。
Three signed jerseys were auctioned for flood relief last night.
昨晚有三件簽名球衣被拍賣，用來賑災。
After months of unpaid loans, the bank auctioned the empty house.
積欠貸款好幾個月後，銀行拍賣了那棟空屋。
The website lets small shops auction handmade rings to overseas buyers.
那個網站讓小店家把手工戒指拍賣給海外買家。
文法句型
auction something
be auctioned
auction something for charity
用法筆記
Subject is often the owner, a bank, a company, or a charity, and the object is the item being sold. Frequently passive when the focus is on the item rather than on the seller.