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work as an auctioneer
auctioneer 作名词指主持拍卖的人；拍卖行是 auction house。
She works as an auctioneer at a local auction house.
她在当地一家拍卖行做拍卖师。
拍卖师；拍卖商
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拍卖师；拍卖商
a person who conducts an auction
She works as an auctioneer at a local auction house.
她在当地一家拍卖行做拍卖师。
代表卖主主持拍卖、接受出价以争取最高价格的人。
An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
拍卖师
an agent who conducts an auction
The auctioneer raised his hammer and asked for a higher bid.
拍卖师举起他的锤子，要求更高的出价。
As the auctioneer, she announced each item with great enthusiasm.
作为拍卖师，她满怀热情地宣布每件拍品。
The auctioneer sold the old painting for nearly a million dollars.
拍卖师以近一百万美元的价格卖掉了那幅旧画。
auctioneer 作名词指主持拍卖的人；拍卖行是 auction house。
She works as an auctioneer at a local auction house.
她在当地一家拍卖行做拍卖师。
auctioneer 作动词意为“拍卖”，为规则动词；日常更常用 auction。
He auctioneered the entire collection of stamps.
他拍卖了整个邮票收藏。
Not this
The auctioneer will be held in the conference room.
Use this
The auction will be held in the conference room.
auctioneer 指具体的人（拍卖师/拍卖商），不是活动或事件；表示“拍卖会”应用 auction。
Not this
She auctioneered for a rare vase at yesterday's sale.
Use this
She bid for a rare vase at yesterday's sale.
auctioneer 作动词时表示“拍卖（某物）”或“主持拍卖”，主语通常是卖家或拍卖师；买家表示“出价/竞拍”应用 bid for。
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持牌拍卖师
The licensed auctioneer opened the bidding at $500.
持牌拍卖师以500美元起拍。
职业拍卖师
A professional auctioneer must stay impartial during the sale.
职业拍卖师在拍卖过程中必须保持公正。
拍卖槌
The auctioneer's gavel came down, and the deal was done.
拍卖师的槌子落下，交易就此达成。
拍卖师执照
You need an auctioneer's license to run a sale in this state.
在这个州举办拍卖会需要拍卖师执照。
本地拍卖师
She asked a local auctioneer to appraise the antiques.
她请一位本地拍卖师为这些古董估价。
拍卖师的唱价
The auctioneer's chant was so fast that I could not follow it.
拍卖师的唱价太快，我跟不上。
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auction(拍卖)+eer(表人，像engineer)：想象拍卖师举槌高喊“拍卖开始！”
语域：mixed 常见场景：auction house、news report、legal document 该词兼作名词和动词：作名词（拍卖师）通常用于正式或中性语境，如拍卖行、新闻报道；作动词（主持拍卖）则多用于正式或书面语。具体使用时可依据所在语境判断词性。
与 auctioneer（/ˌɑkʃəˈnɪr/）押韵的词有 engineer、volunteer、pioneer、career、appear、steer，它们都以 /ɪr/ 结尾。注意不要仅按拼写判断：bear /bɛr/、wear /wɛr/、pear /pɛr/ 虽然也以 -ear 结尾，但发 /ɛr/，与 auctioneer 不押韵。
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