uction
n
1 [U] method of selling things in which each item is sold to the person who offers the most money for it 拍卖(方式)
The house is up for auction/will be sold by auction. 这所房子将要拍卖.
It should fetch (ie be sold for) 100000 at auction. 拍卖它可得100000英镑.
2 [C] (also `auction sale) public event when this takes place 拍卖
attend all the local auctions 参加本地所有的拍卖活动. auction, v
1 [Tn] sell (sth) by auction 拍卖.
2 (phr v) auction sth off sell (esp surplus or unwanted goods) by auction 拍卖掉(尤指剩馀的或多馀的物资)
The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉.
OK. We can get some more tomorrow. We should finish the floor now. Can you take the other end of this piece of wood? Now you have to pull it to make the surface smooth like that.