- offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction（尤指拍卖时买方）出（价）, 喊（价）：
a consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box
一个商团为一个鼻烟盒喊出了创世界纪录的高价
what am I bid?
给我的报价是多少？
no obj. guests will bid for pieces of fine jewellery.顾客们将竞价购买一件件的珍贵珠宝。
- no obj.
bid for
(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。
- no obj.
bid for
make an effort or attempt to achieve努力获得, 争取： the two forwards are bidding for places in the England side.
这两位前锋在英格兰队这边争夺位置。
- Bridge 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 obj. with this hand, South should not bid.有这手牌, 南方就不要叫牌了。
- an offer of a price, especially at an auction（尤指拍卖中的）出价, 喊价, 叫价：
at the fur tables, several buyers make bids for the pelts.
在毛皮摊位前, 几个买主在对生皮出价。
- 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。
- an offer to do work or supply goods at a stated price; a tender投标。
- an attempt or effort to achieve something努力, 企图, 尝试：
Edward helped him make a bid for the Scottish throne
爱德华帮助他夺取苏格兰王位
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。
- Bridge 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。
bidder
noun- utter (a greeting or farewell) to向…表示问候; 向…告别：
a chance to bid farewell to their president and welcome the new man.
告别旧总裁、欢迎新总裁的难得机会。
- archaic or poetic/literary command or order (someone) to do something〈古或诗/文〉命令, 吩咐：
I did as he bade me.
我按他的吩咐行事。
- invite (someone) to do something邀请：
he bade his companions enter.
他邀请同伴们进来。
bid fair to
- archaic or poetic/literary seem likely to〈古或诗/文〉好像有可能：
the girl bade fair to be pretty.
那姑娘好像很漂亮。