bid

/bɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɪd] /bɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɪd] /ˈbid/ (ame, mw)

bids3rd person singular
bidding-ing form
badepast simple
bidpast participle

1.動詞及物B1

釋義

出價

在拍賣中提出價錢競買

to state what you are willing to pay for an item at an auction, competing with others who also want to buy it

例句

Eri bid five hundred dollars for the antique wooden desk at the charity auction.

Eri 在慈善拍賣會上出價五百美元競購那張古董書桌。

bid + amount + for + item

A collector from Paris bid twice the painting's estimated value and won it.

一位來自巴黎的收藏家出價比那幅畫的估價高一倍，並成功拍下。

同義詞

offer
more general; 'offer' can be used outside auctions too
tender
more formal, especially for large-scale or business auctions

文法句型

bid + amount + for + item

用法筆記

The object is usually a sum of money; the thing being bought is introduced by 'for'.

常見錯誤

❌I did a bid of $100

✅I bid $100 for the vase.

💡'bid' is the verb itself; you do not need 'do' or 'make' before it.)

❌I bid for the vase $100

✅I bid $100 for the vase.

💡the amount comes before 'for'.

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B2

釋義

投標

為承接工作或合約提出報價

to name a price for carrying out a particular job or providing certain goods, while rivals name their own prices for the same project

例句

Three construction firms bid for the contract to build the new community hospital.

三家建築公司投標爭取興建新社區醫院的合約。

bid + for + contract/project

Sari's company bid two million dollars to design the city's new central library.

Sari 的公司投標兩百萬美元，承攬設計新市立圖書館。

bid + amount + to do work

同義詞

tender
more formal, especially in UK English and government contexts
quote
less formal, often used for smaller jobs

文法句型

bid + for + contract/job

bid + amount + to do work

用法筆記

Frequently used in the context of tenders and business proposals. Can be used transitively (bid an amount) or intransitively (bid for a project).

常見錯誤

❌We offered the bid project

✅We bid for the project.

💡'bid for' is the correct pattern; 'offer a bid' is a noun phrase, not a verb.)

3.動詞不及物B2

釋義

競爭

努力爭取機會或榮譽

to work hard to win a position, opportunity, or prize that other people or groups also want

例句

Several local chefs are bidding to represent the city at the national cooking competition.

好幾位當地廚師正在競爭代表該市參加全國烹飪大賽的資格。

bid + to-infinitive (competing for opportunity)

Three publishers are bidding to win the rights to the young author's first novel.

三家出版社正在競爭那年輕作家第一部小說的版權。

同義詞

compete
more general; 'bid' implies a specific attempt or campaign
contend
more formal, suggests a serious or prolonged effort
vie
more literary, suggests eager competition

文法句型

bid + to-infinitive

bid + for + goal/position

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2 (CONTRACT): sense 3 does not involve money or pricing — the competition is for an opportunity, position, or honour.

常見錯誤

❌He bidded for the job

✅He bid for the job.

💡the past tense is 'bid', never 'bidded'.)

4.動詞及物B2

釋義

叫牌

橋牌等遊戲中宣告預期墩數

in games such as bridge, to declare the number of tricks or points you expect your team to win during that round

例句

Gabriel looked at his hand carefully and then bid three hearts in the bridge tournament.

Gabriel 仔細看了看手上的牌，然後在橋牌錦標賽中叫了三紅心。

bid + suit (hearts/spades/clubs/diamonds)

Players take turns to bid, each naming more tricks than the last.

玩家輪流叫牌，每次喊出的墩數必須比前一個人高。

同義詞

call
more general term in card games for any declaration made during play

文法句型

bid + suit / no-trump

bid + number

用法筆記

Only used in the context of specific card games, especially bridge. The past tense is 'bid' (not 'bade').

常見錯誤

❌He bade three clubs

✅He bid three clubs.

💡the card-game sense uses 'bid' for all tenses, not 'bade'.)

5.動詞及物B2

釋義

致意；吩咐

正式或文學性問候與要求

to offer a particular kind of greeting, or to request or instruct a person to do something, in very formal or literary English

例句

The queen bid her guests a warm farewell as they left the palace garden party.

女王在花園派對結束時向賓客正式道別。

bid + someone + farewell / goodbye / welcome

The headmaster bid the students rise and recite the school pledge together.

校長請全體學生起立，一起背誦校訓。

bid + someone + to-infinitive (formal request)

同義詞

say
neutral and everyday; 'bid' is formal and literary
wish
similar register, used in 'wish someone farewell'

文法句型

bid + someone + greeting

bid + someone + to-infinitive

用法筆記

This sense uses 'bade' as the past tense (or 'bid' in modern usage). It is most commonly found in fixed phrases like 'bid farewell', 'bid welcome', and 'bid adieu'. The structure 'bid + someone + to-infinitive' is very formal and mostly literary.

常見錯誤

❌ 'I bade him goodbye' (correct but very formal) — modern learners should use 'I said goodbye to him' in everyday English. Save 'bid farewell' for formal or literary writing.)

bidsingular
bidsplural

1.名詞B1

釋義

競標價

拍賣中提出的價錢

an amount of money that a person offers to pay for something at an auction, especially when other people are offering too

例句

The winning bid for the old painting was nearly three million dollars.

那幅舊畫的最高競標價將近三百萬美元。

winning bid / successful bid

Layla made a bid of two hundred euros for the antique silver vase.

Layla 出價兩百歐元競購那只古董銀花瓶。

make a bid of + amount

同義詞

offer
more general; 'bid' specifically implies competition with others

文法句型

make a bid

a bid of + amount

a bid for + item

用法筆記

Commonly paired with 'make', 'place', 'submit', or 'put in'. A 'starting bid' is the first price asked, and a 'winning bid' is the one that succeeds.

常見錯誤

❌I bidded $100

✅I placed a bid of $100.' or 'I bid $100.

💡the verb 'bid' has the same form for past tense; as a noun, use 'place a bid' or 'make a bid'.)

2.名詞B2

釋義

投標價

承接工作或供應商品的報價

a statement of the price at which someone or a company is willing to do a job or provide goods, competing against others for the work

例句

Our company submitted a bid of five hundred thousand dollars for the school renovation.

我們公司投標五十萬美元承包學校翻新工程。

submit a bid + of + amount + for + project

The government accepted the lowest bid for the highway construction project.

政府接受了公路建設項目中報價最低的標案。

同義詞

tender
especially common in UK and government contracting; more formal
estimate
less formal, often used by tradespeople for smaller jobs
quote
commonly used for smaller, less formal work

文法句型

submit a bid

a bid for + contract

a bid of + amount

用法筆記

In business, a 'sealed bid' is one that is kept secret from other bidders until a set time. A 'competitive bid' is one made in competition with others.

常見錯誤

❌We gave a bid $200k

✅We submitted a bid of $200,000.

💡the amount follows 'of', not directly after 'bid'.)

3.名詞B2

釋義

叫牌分

橋牌中宣告預期墩數

in card games such as bridge, a declaration by a player of how many tricks or points they expect to win during that round

例句

A bid of four spades in bridge means ten tricks are expected.

在橋牌中叫四黑桃，代表玩家認為自己和搭檔總共可以拿十墩。

a bid of + number + suit

The player's bold bid of six hearts surprised everyone sitting at the card table.

那位玩家大膽叫了六紅心，牌桌上每個人都吃了一驚。

同義詞

call
broader term for any declaration in card games

文法句型

a bid of + suit/number

用法筆記

In bridge, bids start at one and go up to seven, combined with a suit or no-trump. A 'pass' means the player chooses not to bid.

4.名詞B2

釋義

爭取

為獲得某重要目標的努力

an effort or campaign to get or achieve something important, often in the face of competition or difficulty

例句

The senator made a bid for the presidency after serving twenty years in Congress.

那位參議員在國會服務了二十年後，宣布角逐總統大位。

a bid for + position/prize

The company's bid to enter the Asian market failed because of high import taxes.

該公司進軍亞洲市場的努力因為高額進口關稅而失敗了。

a bid + to-infinitive

同義詞

attempt
more general; 'bid' suggests ambition and often a public campaign
effort
less dramatic; 'bid' implies a focused, high-stakes undertaking
campaign
longer-term, often involving many steps or people

文法句型

a bid for + goal

a bid to + infinitive

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 4 of the verb (COMPETE): the noun emphasises the goal (e.g. 'bid for power'), while the verb emphasises the act of competing.

常見錯誤

❌He made a bid of freedom

✅He made a bid for freedom.

💡use 'for', not 'of', when stating the goal.)

5.名詞B2

釋義

為了；試圖

固定片語，表目的

used as part of the fixed expression 'in a bid to', meaning with the aim of achieving something — synonymous with 'in an effort to' or 'so as to'

例句

The city closed the main road in a bid to cut air pollution.

市政府封閉了主要道路，以減少市中心的空氣污染。

in a bid to + infinitive (purpose)

Naoko took extra shifts at the hospital in a bid to save for college.

Naoko 在醫院多接了幾班工作，好存夠上大學的錢。

同義詞

in order to
neutral and more common in everyday speech
so as to
slightly more formal
with the aim of
followed by gerund

文法句型

in a bid to + infinitive

用法筆記

This is a fixed phrase — 'bid' here is always singular and always part of 'in a bid to'. It cannot be replaced with 'in bids to' or varied with other determiners.

常見錯誤

❌In a bid of reducing pollution

✅In a bid to reduce pollution.

💡always use the to-infinitive, not 'of + -ing'.)

❌In bids to attract customers

✅In a bid to attract customers.

💡'bid' is always singular in this fixed phrase.)

1.縮寫C1

釋義

每日兩次

拉丁文 bis in die 縮寫

written abbreviation for the Latin phrase 'bis in die', meaning twice a day, used mainly on medical prescriptions

例句

The doctor wrote 'bid' on the prescription to show twice-daily dosing.

醫生在處方上寫了 bid，表示每天服藥兩次。

written on prescriptions for frequency of dosage

The pharmacist said 'bid' means one tablet in the morning and another at bedtime.

藥師說 bid 的意思是早上吃一顆、睡前吃一顆。

用法筆記

Always written in lowercase without periods in modern medical usage (e.g. 'bid' rather than 'b.i.d.'). Patients should confirm the meaning with their doctor or pharmacist.

2.縮寫C1

釋義

工業設計學士

工業設計學士縮寫

an academic degree abbreviation that stands for a four-year university programme focused on product creation and manufacturing design

例句

She earned a B.I.D. from the Rhode Island School of Design.

她在羅德島設計學院獲得了工業設計學士學位。

B.I.D. as a degree abbreviation

The job posting asked for a B.I.D. or a related degree.

那則徵才啟事要求應徵者具備工業設計學士學位或相關設計領域學歷。

用法筆記

Usually written in uppercase with periods (B.I.D.) or without (BID). Less commonly encountered than other degree abbreviations such as B.A. or B.Sc.

bid

bid — 動詞

1. to state what you are willing to pay for an item at an auction, competing with o

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. to name a price for carrying out a particular job or providing certain goods, wh

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

3. to work hard to win a position, opportunity, or prize that other people or group

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

4. in games such as bridge, to declare the number of tricks or points you expect yo

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

5. to offer a particular kind of greeting, or to request or instruct a person to do

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

bid — 名詞

1. an amount of money that a person offers to pay for something at an auction, espe

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. a statement of the price at which someone or a company is willing to do a job or

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

3. in card games such as bridge, a declaration by a player of how many tricks or po

文法句型

用法筆記

4. an effort or campaign to get or achieve something important, often in the face o

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

5. used as part of the fixed expression 'in a bid to', meaning with the aim of achi

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

bid — 縮寫

1. written abbreviation for the Latin phrase 'bis in die', meaning twice a day, use

用法筆記

2. an academic degree abbreviation that stands for a four-year university programme

用法筆記