音标：['ɒ:kʃәn]
n. 拍卖
vt. 拍卖
【经】 拍卖, 竞卖
相关词组:
to put up...at auction
to auction off...
英汉词典

auction的短语、例句：

uction n 1 [U] method of selling things in which each item is sold to the person who offers the most money for it 拍卖（方式）
The house is up for auction/will be sold by auction. 这所房子将要拍卖.
It should fetch (ie be sold for) 100000 at auction. 拍卖它可得100000英镑. 2 [C] (also `auction sale) public event when this takes place 拍卖
attend all the local auctions 参加本地所有的拍卖活动. auction, v 1 [Tn] sell (sth) by auction 拍卖. 2 (phr v) auction sth off sell (esp surplus or unwanted goods) by auction 拍卖掉（尤指剩馀的或多馀的物资）
The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉.