学个词Learn a Word 第426期 Auction

今天我们要学的词是auction¹。 Auction, 是拍卖的意思。美国的拍卖网站eBay 上无奇不有。就在前几天，"Two sisters launched an auction to sell a piece of cereal that resembles the outline of Illinois," 两姐妹在eBay上拍卖一片早餐玉米片，因为它的形状酷似伊利诺伊州。

如今又有消息说，一名澳大利亚男子因为婚姻破裂，决定开始新生活。"He will put his life on eBay for auction, including his house, his car, and even his job and friends," 他将把自己的生活放在eBay上拍卖，包括房子、汽车、甚至是工作和朋友。好的，今天我们学习的词是auction...

 

1 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。