bid

/bɪd/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

出价;投标;争取;出价;投标

释义与例句

n. 出价;投标;争取
an offer of a price, an offer to do work, or an attempt to achieve something
  1. The highest bid at the auction was £2,000.
    拍卖会上的最高出价是两千英镑。
  2. The company submitted a bid for the construction contract.
    这家公司提交了建筑合同的投标。
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  1. The party launched a bid to regain power.
    该党发起了重新掌权的行动。
v. 出价;投标
to offer a price or propose to do work for a particular payment
  1. She bid £500 for the painting.
    她为那幅画出价五百英镑。
  2. Three firms are bidding to build the bridge.
    三家公司正在投标承建这座桥。
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  1. Collectors bid against one another for the rare manuscript.
    收藏家们竞相出价购买这份珍稀手稿。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 bid–bid–bid 三个主要形式同形;a bid to do 可表示“为做成某事而作出的努力”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • bidder 出价人;投标人
    由 bid 加 -er 构成,指出价或投标的个人或机构。
  • bidding 出价;投标
    由 bid 派生的名词,指竞价或投标过程。
同义词
  • tender 投标;投标书
    tender 在英式英语中常用于正式采购和工程投标;bid 含义更广,还可指拍卖出价或争取某事的努力。
    The council invited tenders for the road project. 地方议会就道路项目征集投标。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • attempt 尝试;努力
    a bid to do something 与 an attempt to do something 都可表示争取做某事,但 bid 常有公开竞争或明确目标的意味。
    The climbers abandoned their attempt to reach the summit. 登山者放弃了登顶的尝试。
常见搭配
  • make a bid for 出价购买;争取获得
    A rival company made a bid for the airline. 一家竞争对手公司出价收购这家航空公司。
  • bid for a contract 投标争取合同
    Local suppliers were encouraged to bid for the contract. 当地供应商被鼓励投标争取这份合同。
  • opening bid 首次出价;起拍价
    The opening bid was much lower than expected. 起拍价比预期低得多。