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at auction
The painting was sold at auction.
这幅画在拍卖会上被售出。
拍卖
auctions — plural of auction
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拍卖
a public sale in which items are sold to the highest bidder
The painting was sold at auction.
这幅画在拍卖会上被售出。
一种公开活动,商品或财产出售给出价最高者。
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
一种桥牌变体,超额完成的牌局算入成局分,现已被定约桥牌取代
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
牌局的第一阶段,玩家叫牌以确定最终合约。
The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
公开拍卖,由出价最高者获得
the public sale of something to the highest bidder
They bought a vintage car at the auction last weekend.
他们上周末在拍卖会上买了一辆老爷车。
The gallery will auction the painting next month.
画廊将在下个月拍卖这幅画。
She successfully auctioned her jewelry collection online.
她成功地在网上拍卖了她的珠宝收藏。
The painting was sold at auction.
这幅画在拍卖会上被售出。
They auctioned off the old furniture.
他们拍卖了旧家具。
She put her car up for auction.
她把她的车拿去拍卖。
Not this
The painting was sold in an auction.
Use this
The painting was sold at an auction.
拍卖（auction）作名词时，固定搭配介词 at 表示‘在拍卖会上’，而 in 不符合习惯。
Not this
I will have an auction my car.
Use this
I will auction my car.
‘拍卖’作动词时直接用 auction，无需加 have an auction；中文里‘进行拍卖’常误译为 have an auction，但后接宾语时直接用动词 auction。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
举办拍卖会
They held an auction to raise money for charity.
他们举办了一场拍卖会为慈善筹款。
在线拍卖
I bought this vase at an online auction.
我在一次在线拍卖中买下了这个花瓶。
拍卖行
The painting was sold by a famous auction house.
这幅画由一家著名的拍卖行售出。
拍卖掉
The company auctioned off its old equipment.
公司拍卖掉了旧设备。
将...交付拍卖
The estate was put up for auction last week.
上周该房产被交付拍卖。
在拍卖会上
The rare coin was sold at auction for a high price.
这枚稀有硬币在拍卖会上以高价售出。
在拍卖台上；待售；处于危险境地
The company's future is on the auction block after the merger fell through.
合并失败后，公司的未来岌岌可危。
我要去拍卖会。
He decided to attend the auction to buy a used car.
他决定去参加拍卖会买一辆二手车。
Use auctions naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似“奥克神”，想象在拍卖会上，拍卖师举起一件神秘的神器喊价。记住拼写：auction中的‘au’像‘奥’，‘ction’像‘克神’。
拍卖
名词指拍卖会时可数，常与 at 连用；动词及物，常用短语 auction off 表示拍卖掉
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