auctions

TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.

视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。

We bought these items at an auction.

这些物件是我们在一次拍卖时买的。

But why do we do that: overbid at public auctions?

但我们为什么要这样做呢，为什么在公开拍卖出价过高？

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。

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。

It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off.

眼看祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉, 心里真不好受。

He auctioned off his furniture.

他把家具拍卖了。

At yesterday’s auction an old coin sold for many times more than its face value of 20 pence.

昨天的拍卖会上，一枚20便士的古币以高出面值多倍的价格售出。

The auction house would be unlikely to sue him for breach of contract and in such cases usually turns to the underbidder to take the items.

佳士得不太可能因违约而起诉他，而在这种情况下拍品一般会转给低价竞标者。

The power variation on the consumer side and the generation side caused by double auction may result in power flow's redispatch and have disadvantageous effect on power system security operation.

力市场双侧竞价交易商和用户报价变化所导致的竞价量波动将会引起力系统潮流重新分布,对安全运行产生影响。

Mechanics and tradesmen who come in person to the forest on no other errand, are sure to attend the wood auction, and even pay a high price for the privilege of gleaning after the woodchopper.

不是为了别的事情亲自到森林里来的机械师或商人，一定是为了林木拍卖才来的；甚至有人愿出很高的价钱来取得在砍伐者走了以后拣拾木头的权利。