1Offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction.

一个商团为一个鼻烟盒喊出了创世界纪录的高价。

给我的报价是多少？

顾客们将竞价购买一件件的珍贵珠宝。

1. 1.1bid forno object (of a contractor) offer to do (work) for a stated price; tender for.
   （承包商）投标承做（工作）
   nineteen companies have indicated their intention to bid for the contract

   有19家公司已有意向参加这项合同的投标。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • This private venture bids for a contract being let by the state.
   • The distribution company successfully bid for the contract after tenders were invited.
   • These will be used as criteria for choosing proposals from companies bidding for the contract to renovate.
   • Her measure prevents offshore companies from bidding for government contracts.
   • In the meantime, one of the companies bidding for the contract has pulled out.
   • Contractors bidding for work must certify that no work will be performed out of the country.
   • He is an architect who is bidding for a contract with an oleaginous millionaire.
   • But a number of the rivals bidding for the contract have now warned that they are unconvinced by the declaration.
   • It is bidding for multi-billion dollar contracts for reconstruction work in Iraq.
   • They want to use the privatised services in Westminster as a base to bid for contracts in other councils.
   • As a result, we expect operators to be less enthusiastic about bidding for all that's on offer.
   • They and the council plan to use their base in Westminster to bid for contracts in other councils.
   • Companies with impeccable environmental credentials can be barred from even bidding for contracts, it reveals.
   • A number of companies are bidding for the demolition and construction contracts.
   • The multinational bids for contracts anywhere and everywhere in the world.
   • We agreed minimum levels when we bid for the contract to keep the prison within the public sector.
2. 1.2bid forno object Make an effort or attempt to achieve.
   努力获得，争取
   the two freshmen are bidding for places in the varsity swim team

   这两位前锋在英格兰队这边争夺位置。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The German supermarket chain, who claim to be the biggest in Europe, now use near half page adverts totally in German as it bids to attract new German speaking employees.
   • Neil, a regular at the Superbowl, is bidding to beat the 50-hour mark.
   • The England rider will be defending the world title he won in Australia, as he bids to become the first rider in cycle speedway history to win three world titles.
   • The weekly listings publication does not mind admitting that it will be a little cheekier too, as it bids to inject more fun into the life of one of Europe's increasingly popular destinations.
   • The local favourite will have a brand new supporter to cheer him along for the very first time as he bids to defend his title this Sunday.
   • The popular showman bids to break his duck at the ninth attempt on Saturday on the top rated juvenile of last season.
   • The solicitor said he was bidding to contact Brians brother in Britain in an effort to raise bail.
   • He tries out Wolverhampton's newly-refurbished all-weather course tomorrow as he bids to complete a quick double.
   • The speedster enters perhaps the most important weekend of his career tomorrow as he bids to take the British Touring Car Championship title.
   • The new Lancashire captain will turn to his predecessor for help as he bids to lead the club back to the County Championship's top flight at the first attempt.
   • The horse with a huge reputation, puts his prowess on the line at Newmarket tomorrow as he bids to confirm his place in next month's race.
   • He will have conditions in his favour as he bids to go one better than his recent second-placed effort at Beverley and notch his first win of the campaign.
   • Julia will be bidding for a record ninth women's singles title, while her team mates will be bidding to retain their titles.
   • The Chamber of Commerce says the city should model itself on major European centres such as Barcelona, Madrid, Milan and Berlin as it bids to climb into the top tier of Britain's cities.
   • Just how good the horse might prove to be is hard to know at present, this being his first season of racing, but the three-year-old has impressive credentials as he bids to hit the jackpot tomorrow.
   • The two-year-old goes for the £10,000 race over six furlongs and will have David in the saddle as he bids to extend his winning sequence.
   • Alcoholic drinks bought in off licences are to be traceable as the Government bids to clampdown on underage drinking, and drunken, disorderly behaviour.

   Synonyms

   try to obtain, try to get, make a pitch for, make a bid for
3. 1.3Bridge Make a statement during the auction undertaking to make (a certain number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps) if the bid is successful and one becomes the declarer.
   〔桥牌〕叫（牌）
   North bids four hearts

   北方叫4红桃。

   no object with this hand, South should not bid

   有这手牌，南方就不要叫牌了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If a player who has at least one point bids four and makes it, that player immediately wins the whole game.
   • In subsequent deals, if no one bids the trump suit remains unchanged form the previous deal.
   • Players can bid any number of tricks - the bids may or may not add up to the total tricks available.
   • Now each player bids a number of tricks, and you play and score according to the same rules as for three or four players.
   • If the partner who bid nil wins even a single trick, his or her team loses 10 points.

1An offer of a price, especially at an auction.

1. 1.1 An offer to buy the shares of a company in order to gain control of it.
   （为控制某一公司而收购其股份的）出价
   a takeover bid

   收购出价。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Analysts believe a bid of 350p a share would be fair value.
   • Its share bid is based upon the Government not being there.
   • The company was worth an estimated $15.81 per share when the bid was formally tabled in early July.
   • Sixty-four percent of shareholders, accounting for 94% of shares, backed the takeover bid.
   • When the store turned in disappointing fourth-quarter results in April and shares fell, a bid seemed likely.
   • The coach company has all but abandoned a bid to take control of Scottish railway tracks because it claims the paperwork on upkeep and ownership is missing or out of date.
   • They are being quietly overpowered as the physical market gains strength and competing bids rise.
   • Shares in the club reached a three-year high after the stake was snapped up yesterday for more than £30m, leading to talk of a takeover bid.
   • But even without the attraction of a bid, Egg shares should be on your investing menu.
   • The world's biggest airports operator rejected the transport company's 810p a share bid on Friday, saying it undervalued the firm.
   • The bid has gained considerable momentum since it was declared last August.
   • Days later the company announced a takeover bid and Archer sold the shares at a profit of £77,000.
   • The takeover bid was conditional on his getting a 51 percent control.
   • If the bid succeeds, his control of the newspaper market on the island of Ireland would be close to monopolistic.
   • Reports that a mystery bidder was looking to mount a takeover bid has pushed the shares to over 160p - their highest in a year.
   • With a stake of 6.3 per cent, he may not have quite enough shares to block the bid.
   • Since the takeover bid started the loss on any given day has varied from close to €1 to €1.30.
   • The two have repeatedly denied they are planning a takeover bid and said they see United as undervalued, representing a good long-term investment.
   • If yesterday's purchase of shares is the precursor to a takeover bid, those qualities will make them formidable opponents for the Manchester United board.
   • With so much cash on hand, the company would be vulnerable to a takeover bid if the family didn't control so much stock.
2. 1.2 An offer to do work or supply goods at a stated price; a tender.
   投标
   Example sentencesExamples

   • From those, four submitted detailed bids before the tender deadline on Friday.
   • The building is currently up for sale and tendering is open for bids.
   • For example, it is common to exclude second bids or negotiation after submission of a bid; or to publish the results of the bids and supply feedback to unsuccessful bidders.
   • It attracted eight bidders at the tender stage and received bids from owner-occupiers, investors and developers.
   • They determined prices and decided amongst themselves who would submit the lowest tender bid to install fire sprinklers.
   • The amount of the bids of course was not known at the time of the treasurer's decision a week before opening the tenders but they indicate the fundamental problem presented by these facts.
   • The amounts of the losing bids were not disclosed.
   • ‘We received eight bids yesterday after we opened the tender box and we will select the successful one,’ she said.
   • Although eight companies had bought the tender documentation, none submitted a bid.
   • How are you planning to go about inviting bids from concessionaires for commercial activities like cargo and fuel supply?
   • A total of 161 developers failed in the tenders because their bids exceeded the upper limits.
   • ‘Hence the company does not comply with the explicit tender requirements for the bids that it won,’ he said.
   • To comply, the Housing Department decided to reject any tender bid should the monthly wages of subcontracted workers be less than the market value.
   • The museum must submit its bid by April 2 as part of a sealed tender process for the historic engine's sale.
   • We have already floated tenders inviting bid proposals and the bids will be opened in November.
   • It is understood, however, that interest was solid and that several bids had been tendered by the time the offer period closed yesterday.
   • Buyers will not be able to just do anything they want with their new refuge - the city must approve development plans before bids can even be tendered.
   • The latest consortium was thought to have included leading figures from the business community, but the president said no bid had been tendered.
   • He added that the matter should be considered again once the amount and nature of bids was known.
   • In mid-December, the court ordered all four bidders in the original tender to submit improved bids.
3. 1.3 An attempt or effort to achieve something.
   努力，企图，尝试
   with infinitive an investigation would be carried out in a bid to establish what had happened

   将展开调查以查明所发生的事情。

   she did not hesitate to help him make a bid for the presidency

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Little squat lobsters were everywhere and flashed into crevices in a bid to attempt to avoid my torchlight.
   • In a bid to prevent further arson attempts, the horse may be sprayed with a fire retardant substance.
   • In a bid to limit the damage, the government attempted to maintain it had never raised hopes of an early resolution.
   • Millard House could be transferred to the private sector, in a bid to achieve additional capacity required from the site.
   • Court officials will be handed sweeping powers to enter homes in a bid to crack down on fine-dodgers.
   • The largely amateur, local actors were encouraged to improvise dialogue on the spot in a bid to achieve authenticity.
   • Shopkeepers are to be taught the moral and legal responsibilities of selling alcohol in a bid to crack down on under-age drinking.
   • Ministers plan to outlaw happy hours in a bid to crack down on binge drinking.
   • After losing another planning appeal, residents have fortified the site in a bid to prevent attempts to forcibly remove them.
   • He returns to the course tomorrow in a bid to prove that his latest effort was no fluke.
   • This has posed challenges to efforts aimed at scaling down its operations in a bid to make it more efficient and competitive.
   • In a bid to achieve this sort of growth, a new UK graphic design division is being created to allow the company to tap into other lucrative markets.
   • In a bid to achieve a settlement the company, he said, had offered more than the government would have achieved via an imposed settlement.
   • The bank has also come under fire after attempting to discourage customers from using its branches in a bid to cut down on queues.
   • The latest bid to gain a late-night drinks licence for the Centre may be set for failure, objectors' lawyers have claimed.
   • As they enter their final year, it is a year of anxiety and hard work, all in a bid to achieve the objective.
   • He said their promotion should be be given first priority in the city administration's plan to promote new teachers in its bid to gain regional autonomy.
   • Health chiefs have met finance experts in a bid to resolve a wrangle which is holding up plans for a £96 million ‘super hospital’.
   • A spokesman for the Department of Health said the government was introducing a guideline of 18 weeks from referral to treatment in a bid to quell the problems.
   • Police are encouraging residents to join their e-mail information line in a bid to crack down on criminals.

   Synonyms

   attempt, effort, endeavour, try
4. 1.4Bridge An undertaking by a player in the auction to make a stated number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps.
   〔桥牌〕叫牌
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The declarer and his partner do not score any points if they do not take at least the number of tricks that the declarer bid.
   • There is great variety in the special bids or actions a player may be allowed to make during his turn to bid.
   • A bid can only be overcalled by calling a lower card of the same suit as the original bid.
   • A bid of no tricks is a pass, and if all players pass, the hand is redealt by the same dealer.
   • After nine tricks the play ends, and the three remaining cards held by each player determine their bids.

1Utter (a greeting or farewell) to.

告别旧总裁、欢迎新总裁的难得机会。

2literary, archaic Command or order (someone) to do something.

我按他的吩咐行事。

1. 2.1 Invite (someone) to do something.
   〈古或诗/文〉命令，吩咐
   he bade his companions enter

   他邀请同伴们进来。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The same maid-servant entered, but a little confused as to why Chloe stated that the door was open instead of bidding her to enter.
   • Next, the Lap lady passes round a little bowl of reindeer milk which she bids us to drink.
   • If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.
   • A short, soft knock came on the wooden door, and presently the call of an elderly woman's voice bid her visitor enter.
   • I tried sleeping on the sofa but my grandma led me to the master bedroom and bid me sleep on the bed beside my slumbering grandfather, who was on a mat.

   Synonyms

   invite to, ask to, request to, tell to