auction['ɔ:kʃən]n.1.■拍卖[亦作 public sale]2.■【牌戏】3.■叫牌；叫牌阶段4.■= auction bridgevt.1.■拍卖，竞卖2.■拍卖掉，通过拍卖处理掉(off):It was sad to see all grandfather’s lovely things being auctioned off.看到祖父所有心爱之物在拍卖是令人伤心的。近义词sellall over the auction[澳大利亚俚语]处处，到处put up to(或 at,for) auction把…交付拍卖