Word · Frequency #12366
auctioneer
拍卖师；拍卖商
a person who conducts an auction
- 1.
An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
代表卖主主持拍卖、接受出价以争取最高价格的人。
- 2.
an agent who conducts an auction
拍卖师
代表卖主主持拍卖、接受出价以争取最高价格的人。；拍卖师；拍卖商
In use
The auctioneer raised his hammer and asked for a higher bid.
As the auctioneer, she announced each item with great enthusiasm.
The auctioneer sold the old painting for nearly a million dollars.
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。
auctioneer sth
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。
Common mistakes
The auctioneer will be held in the conference room.
Connections
Collocations
- licensed auctioneer
- 持牌拍卖师
- The licensed auctioneer opened the bidding at $500.持牌拍卖师以500美元起拍。
- professional auctioneer
- 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。
- auctioneer's gavel
- 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。
- auctioneer's license
- 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。
- local auctioneer
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
auction(拍卖)+eer(表人，像engineer)：想象拍卖师举槌高喊“拍卖开始！”
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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