an offer by a person or a company to pay a particular amount of money for something (买方的)出价 - bid for something
A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company. 一家德国公司试图收购这家公司。 At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200. 拍卖会上,这幅画的最高出价为 200 英镑。 - bid on something (North American English also)
the highest bid on the picture 这幅画的最高出价 Any more bids? 还有谁出更高的价吗?
Extra ExamplesTopics Artb2, Shoppingb2, Businessb2I placed a bid on a repossessed Ferrari. 我出价买一辆二手法拉利车。 He made a cash bid for the company. 他提出以现金收购这家公司。 They have invited bids for the property. 他们为这块地产招标。 They blocked a $24 million bid by a rival company. 他们阻止了一家竞争公司2400万美元的投标。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- opening
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- make
- place
- put in
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- price
- process
- bid by
- bid from
- bid for
- …
- bid for something
- bid (for something) (North American English also) bid (on something)
an offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies, etc. synonym tenderTopics Businessb2投标 (used especially in newspapers )尤用于报章 an effort to do something or to obtain something 努力争取 - bid for something
a bid for power 权力之争 - bid to do something
a desperate bid to escape from his attackers 竭力躲避攻击他的人
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1He attacked his guards in a desperate bid for freedom. 他不顾一切地想获得自由,并为此袭击了看守。 This play was her last bid for recognition. 这部戏是她为获得认可而进行的最后一次尝试。 It was a bid by the president to boost his popularity. 这是总统为了提高自己的声望而做出的努力。 They failed in their bid to buy the company. 他们意欲收购这家公司的行动失败了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- failed
- unsuccessful
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- launch
- make
- mount
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- succeed
- fail
- in a/the bid
- bid by
- bid for
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- a bid for freedom
- a bid for power
- a bid to escape
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- bid for something
(in some card games )某些牌戏中 a statement of the number of points a player thinks he or she will win 叫牌;叫出的点数