overbid

IPA/ˌəʊ.vəˈbɪd/
IPA/ˌoʊ.vɚˈbɪd/

overbid — 動詞

  • overbidpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overbids3rd person singular
  • overbidding-ing form
  • overbiddedpast simple

1. to try to buy something by offering a price that is higher than another person's

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

出價過高

在拍賣中出價高於他人或超出價值

to try to buy something by offering a price that is higher than another person's offer, or to pay more for something than it is worth in an auction or competitive sale.

例句

Mei-Lin overbid on the vintage vase and paid twice its market value.

Mei-Lin 在復古花瓶的拍賣中出價過高，付出了市價兩倍的價格。

overbid + on + [item]

Raj accidentally overbid his competitor by three hundred dollars at the charity auction.

Raj 在慈善拍賣中意外地比對手多出了三百美元。

overbid + [person] + by + [amount]

常見搭配
  • overbid on a property
  • overbid for a painting
  • overbid by a large margin
  • overbid at auction
同義詞
  • outbid

    more common in everyday auction contexts; 'outbid' suggests successfully beating someone, while 'overbid' can mean paying too much

  • bid too much

    informal paraphrase, used in everyday speech

  • pay over the odds

    British idiom meaning to pay more than the fair price

反義詞
  • underbid

    to offer less than the item is worth or less than another bidder

文法句型

overbid + on + [item]

overbid + by + [amount]

overbid + [person]

用法筆記

Often used with 'on', 'for', or 'by' to specify the item or the amount. The transitive form (overbid + person) means to outbid someone.

常見錯誤

I overbidded on the painting.
I overbid on the painting.
'overbid' is irregular; the past tense is 'overbid', not 'overbidded'.
She overbidded him at the auction.
She overbid him at the auction.
Same rule: past tense stays 'overbid'.

2. in a card game such as bridge, to claim that you can win more tricks or points t

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

叫牌過高

在橋牌等紙牌遊戲中喊出超過手牌實力的合約

in a card game such as bridge, to claim that you can win more tricks or points than your cards actually justify, so that your bid exceeds the strength of your hand.

例句

Keiko overbid in the first round of bridge and lost the match.

Keiko 在橋牌第一輪叫牌過高，結果輸掉了比賽。

overbid + in + [game]

The club's experienced players rarely overbid, even when they hold strong cards.

社團裡經驗豐富的玩家即使拿到好牌也很少叫牌過高。

常見搭配
  • overbid in bridge
  • overbid on a hand
  • overbid at cards
  • overbid by two tricks
同義詞
  • bid too high

    everyday paraphrase; less technical than 'overbid'

  • overcall

    applies to a specific bridge situation where you bid higher than the opponent's opening bid

文法句型

overbid + in + [game]

用法筆記

Primarily used in bridge and related trick-taking card games. Unlike sense 1, this sense does not take a person as a direct object — you overbid in a game or on a hand, not 'overbid someone'.

常見錯誤

I overbid my opponent in the bridge game.' (when meaning the card-game sense).
I overbid in the bridge game.
In card games, 'overbid' does not take a person as object; use 'outbid' if you mean beating another player.

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常用片語

  • at auction
  • on a property
  • by a large amount

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