bid for 1. (在拍卖等中)出价竞买；投标争取 Those buyers bid for as much as 100 tons a day. 那些买主每天要竞买100吨之多。 Foreign oil companies were invited to bid for the right to explore for natural gas. 外国石油公司被邀请投标争取勘探天然气的权利。 2. (尤指许下诺言)企图获得，争取 Hollywood is bidding for her, and she is turning them down. 好莱坞在争取她，而她却予以拒绝。 Politicians bid for popular favour around election time. 在选举前后政客们总要许愿讨好民众。