an attempt to get, win, or attract
an offer to pay a certain price at a sale, esp. at an auction; an offer to do some work at a certain price; tender
(at an auction sale) make an offer of money; put in a tender for
command; tell
say (as a greeting, etc.)
"they made a futile play for power"
"he made a bid to gain attention"
"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
"wish you a nice evening"
"bid farewell"
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
"He called his trump"
"His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
Britain's Bid for War-Plane Supremacy.
出自:Punch
That's not a bid for pity, it's just telling you why I feel this way.
出自: J. Van Druten
The two Earls were..bidden to be diligent.
出自: E. A. Freeman
Just you go and do as I bid you.
出自: L. M. Montgomery
Good Captain, bid the drums be silent.
出自: W. H. Auden
他大有希望成为受人欢迎的作家。
This plan bids fair to be a success.
此项计划可望成功。
她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
A surprising number of people were bidding for those rather worthless things at the sale.
拍卖那些没有什么价值的东西时,出价抢购者人数之多令人咋舌。 bid sth for sth
I bid 1000 dollars for that picture.
我对那幅画出价1000美元。
He bid a quarter of million pounds for the portrait.
他对那幅肖像画出价25万英镑。 bid for sth
The Chinese climbers are determined to bid for the highest mountain in the world.
中国登山运动员决心登上世界最高峰。
Several companies are bidding for the contract to build the bridge.
有几家公司正在投标争取承包建桥工程。 bid for sth
The politicians are bidding for our favour by making wild promises that they can't keep.
政治家们为获取人们的支持而漫天许愿。
那幅画未能按议定的价格成交,物主出了4000美元的价钱把它留在自己手中。
有多少家公司投标争取那座桥的营造权?
商人们对拍卖中的好货竞出高价,以限制个人购买者。