auction /'ɒ:kʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
• (n.) the public sale of something to the highest bidder
• (v.) sell at an auction

Chinese translation

• n. 拍卖
• vt. 拍卖

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/'ɒ:kʃәn/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.27 · Rare

Word forms

auctioned, auctioning, auctions

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