bid
[bɪd] verb
OFFER 出价
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive (bidding, bid, bid)
■to offer a particular amount of money for something which is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property （尤指在拍卖中）出价，喊价竞买•She knew she couldn't afford it, so she didn't bid.她知道买不起，所以没有出价。 •The communications group has shown an interest in bidding for the company.该通讯集团有意出价竞买这间公司。 •A foreign collector has bid £500 000 for the portrait.一位外国收藏家出价50万英镑，买下了这幅画像。 •[+ two objects] What am I bid for this fine vase?各位愿给这精美的花瓶出价多少？ ADVANCED intransitive (bidding, bid, bid)
■If two or more people bid for a job, they compete with each other to do the work by offering to do it for a particular amount of money 投标，竞标•The department is trying to ensure fairer competition among firms bidding for government contracts.该部门正努力确保竞标政府合约的公司之间能更公平地竞争。 ADVANCED transitive + to infinitive (bidding, bid, bid)
■If someone bids to do something, they compete with other people to do it 争取；竞争•Paris is bidding to host the next Olympics.巴黎正在争取主办下一届的奥运会。
[bɪd] verb
TELL 告诉
transitive (bidding, bid or bade, bidden) old-fashioned
■to give a greeting to someone, or to ask someone to do something 打招呼，致意；请求•[+ two objects] They bade her good morning.他们向她说了一声早安。 •I must now bid you farewell (= say goodbye to you).我现在必须向您道别了。 •literary She bade her hopes farewell (= She stopped being hopeful).她已经不抱甚么希望了。 •[+ (to) infinitive] He bade (= asked) them (to) leave at once.他请他们马上离开。
[bɪd] noun countable
OFFER 出价
ADVANCED
■an offer of a particular amount of money for something which is for sale 出价，喊价•I made a bid of $150 for the painting.我出价150美元买这幅画。 •She made/put in a bid of £69 000 for the flat, which was accepted.她为这个单位出价69000英镑，并以这出价达成了交易。 ADVANCED
■an offer to do something when you are competing with other people to do it 投标，竞价•[+ to infinitive] Sydney made a successful bid to host the Olympic Games.雪梨成功取得了奥运会申办权。 •I gave the job to the contractors who made/gave the lowest bid (= who offered to do the work for the lowest amount of money).我将这项工程给了投标出价最低的承包商。
[bɪd] noun countable
ATTEMPT 试图
ADVANCED
■an attempt to achieve or get something 企图得到；努力争取•Her bid for re-election was unsuccessful.她争取连任的努力没有成功。 •The company has managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid (= an attempt by another company to take control of it).公司成功挫败了一宗恶意的收购计划。 •The government has reduced the cost of borrowing in a bid to get the economy moving again.政府已经降低了借贷成本，试图重新刺激经济。 |