bidding
/ˈbɪdɪŋ/noun
mass noun
1
- the offering of particular prices for something, especially at an auction（尤指拍卖中买方的）叫价, 出价。
1.1
- the offers made in such a situation（拍卖时买方）报出的价钱：
from a cautious opener of £30, the bidding soared to a top of £48.
出价从小心翼翼的30英镑开始, 而后飚升到48英镑。
1.2
- (in bridge and whist) the action of stating before play how many tricks one intends to make（桥牌及惠斯特牌戏的）叫牌。
2
- the ordering or requesting of someone to do something命令, 吩咐, 要求：
women came running at his bidding
女人们在他的召唤下跑过来
in sing. I never needed a second bidding.我从来不用别人吩咐第二遍。
短语
do someone's bidding
- do what someone orders or requests, especially in a way considered overly slavish（尤指奴颜婢膝地）服从某人, 听命于某人, 为某人效劳。