bidding /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ noun
Learner's definition of BIDDING
[noncount]
1
: the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for something : the act of making bids at an auction出价;(拍卖中的)喊价 -
We expect to see heavy bidding on this item. [=we expect a lot of people to offer money for this item]我们预计会有很多人竞买这件物品。
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Bidding started at $1,000.起拍价为1000美元。
2
: the act of offering to do a job for a particular price投标
at someone's bidding
also at the bidding of someone
: as someone has told you or ordered you to do听从于某人;依某人的吩咐
do someone's bidding
also do the bidding of someone
: to do what someone tells you or orders you to do按照某人的吩咐去做