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- a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder拍卖：
the books are expected to fetch a six-figure sum at tomorrow's auction
那些书有望在明天拍卖时卖到六位数的价钱
as modifier an auction sale.拍卖会。
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- mass noun the action or process of selling something in this way拍卖活动（或过程）：
the Ferrari sold at auction for £10 million.
那辆法拉利赛车在拍卖中以1,000万英镑成交。
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- Bridge the part of the play in which players bid to decide the contract in which the hand shall be played【桥牌】叫牌; 叫牌阶段。
with obj.(常作 be auctioned)
- sell or offer for sale at an auction拍卖：
his collection of vintage cars is to be auctioned off tomorrow.
他收藏的老式汽车明天将被全部拍卖。
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词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin auctio（-） 'increase， auction'， from the verb augere 'to increase'.