单词 | bid |
释义 | bid (once / 66 pages) 1vn 2vn 3v If you make the winning bid on an item, you offer the highest price and get to take it home. Congratulations, and enjoy your new paper weight! Bid comes from an Old English word meaning “to offer,” which is right in line with its meaning today. To bid is the act of offering a bid, or more generally to try to get something. With several companies bidding for your services, you have a lot to consider. Tip: go where the weather's warmest. WORD FAMILYbid: bade, biddable, bidden, bidder, bidding, bids, overbid, underbid+/biddable: biddablest, biddably/bidder: bidders/bidding: biddings/overbid: overbidden, overbidding, overbids/underbid: underbidding, underbids USAGE EXAMPLESScotland's Anderson, 46, bidding to become only the third man to win three successive titles, broke to lead 2-1. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) There are understandable questions about the bidding criteria. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Instead, we’ve seen over the recent past a short list of companies submit bids and be awarded work. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v propose a payment Syn|Hypo offer, tender by-bid bid on behalf of someone else subscribeoffer to buy, as of stocks and shares overbidbid more than the object is worth underbidbid too low outbidbid higher than others underbidbid lower than a competing bidder 2v make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands Syn|Hypo|Hyper call raise bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level doublebridge: make a demand for (a card or suit) outcallmake a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game underbidbid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants outbidbid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled overbidto bid for more tricks than one can expect to win, preemptmake a preemptive bid in the game of bridge play participate in games or sport 3v make a serious effort to attain something His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population Hyper seek try to get or reach 4n an attempt to get something he made a bid to gain attention Syn|Hyper play attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 5n a formal proposal to buy at a specified price Syn|Hypo|Hyper tender overbid a bid that is higher than preceding bids buyout bida bid to buy all of a person's holdings offer, offering something offered (as a proposal or bid) 6n (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bidding contract, declaration (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make takeout(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit overbid, overcall(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bida high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 1v ask for or request earnestly The prophet bid all people to become good persons Syn|Hyper adjure, beseech, conjure, entreat, press plead appeal or request earnestly 2v ask someone in a friendly way to do something Syn|Hypo|Hyper invite allure, tempt dispose or incline or entice to challengeissue a challenge to provoke, stimulateprovide the needed stimulus for counterchallengechallenge in turn call into question, oppugn, questionchallenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of impeachchallenge the honesty or veracity of impugnattack as false or wrong dare, defychallenge call one's bluffask to prove what someone is claiming call outchallenge to a duel remand, remit, send backrefer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision appealtake a court case to a higher court for review action, litigate, process, sueinstitute legal proceedings against; file a suit against litigateengage in legal proceedings request ask (a person) to do something 3n an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 3Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper bidding, command, dictation Ten Commandments the biblical commandments of Moses countermand a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command order(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed charge, commission, directiona formal statement of a command or injunction to do something commandmentsomething that is commanded injunctiona formal command or admonition behestan authoritative command or request open sesamea magical command; used by Ali Baba marching ordersan order from a superior officer for troops to depart summonsan order to appear in person at a given place and time worda verbal command for action misdirectionan incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge speech act the use of language to perform some act v invoke upon bid farewell Syn|Hypo|Hyper wish congratulate, felicitate express congratulations greet, recognise, recognize express greetings upon meeting someone |
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