auction
英 /ˈɔːkʃn/,美 /ˈɑːkʃn/
既可作名词也可作动词,核心含义为“通过公开竞价将物品出售给出价最高者的交易方式”。
名词:指公开拍卖活动或拍卖形式。例如,“The painting sold for $10 million at auction”(这幅画在拍卖会上以1000万美元成交)。
动词:表示“以拍卖方式出售”,常用搭配为 auction off(拍卖掉)。例如,“They auctioned off their art collection to raise funds”(他们拍卖艺术品收藏以筹集资金)。
We will put the car up for auction next week.(我们下周将拍卖这辆车。)
The jewels were displayed privately before the public auction.(珠宝在公开拍卖前进行了预展。)
Dutch auction is a type where prices start high and decrease gradually.(荷兰式拍卖是一种从高价逐步降价的形式。)
The museum auctioned off rare books to cover expenses.(博物馆拍卖珍本书籍以弥补开支。)
Some land was auctioned off to developers last year.(去年部分土地被拍卖给开发商。)
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| auction house | 拍卖行 | Sotheby’s is a famous auction house. |
| public auction | 公开拍卖 | The estate will go to public auction. |
| at auction | 在拍卖中 | The vase fetched $50,000 at auction. |
| reverse auction | 反向拍卖(买家出价) | Companies use reverse auctions to buy supplies. |
| auction market | 拍卖市场 | Stocks are traded in auction markets. |
在桥牌中,auction 指“竞叫阶段”,即双方通过叫牌争夺定约的过程,后被“定约桥牌”(contract bridge)取代。
作动词时,宾语通常为具体物品(如艺术品、房产),不可用于抽象概念(如“拍卖想法”)。
与 sale 不同,auction 强调“竞价机制”,而 sale 泛指“销售”。
你是否在实际场景中接触过拍卖?比如艺术品拍卖或线上竞拍平台?这种交易方式的核心魅力在于“价高者得”的公平性,还是过程中的竞争氛围?