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单词 auction block
释义

auction block in American English

noun
1.  Also called: block
a platform from which an auctioneer sells
the old courthouse where slaves were sold from the auction block
2.  See put on the auction block
Word origin
[1840–50, Amer.]

Examples of 'auction block' in a sentence
auction block

The canning operation is also on the auction block.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There's a good chance, however, that the flat won't even make it to the auction block.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The sale was subsequently shelved, but was revived last month, with 4bn of loans slapped on the auction block.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He would not allow x-rays of his foot, because he feared they would end up on the auction block.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
However, the timetable was pushed back and price expectations fell as the company languished on the auction block.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But the rest of the downstream arm - forecourts and heating oil - is on the auction block.
The Sun (2010)
The chain was taken off the auction block yesterday after bidders failed to match the asking price.
The Sun (2010)
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