v. [贸易]拍卖（auction 的三单形式）
n. [贸易]拍卖（auction 的复数）
1.This provoked high hopes for last week’s auctions.
这个记录让人们对于上周的拍卖给予了很高的期望。
2.To acquire mortgages the Treasury plans to use “reverse auctions”.
为了得到抵押贷款资产，财政部计划使用“倒拍卖”的方法。
3.The growth of online auctions also helps consumers to dictate price.
不断增长的网上拍卖，同样帮助消费者主导价格。
4.If such bug auctions are to succeed, they will have to overcome a number of obstacles.
要想这样的漏洞拍卖交易获得成功，他们必须解决一系列的障碍。
5.Recent Treasury-bond auctions have seen fairly weak demand, forcing yields higher.
近期以来，美国国债的拍卖一直低迷，迫使收益率走高。
6.Sure enough, in February 2008 the auctions began to fail when there was a dash for cash.
不出所料的是，在2008年2月当人们急于获得现金时，拍卖开始失灵。
7.These are the recent auctions of the Treasury of notes.
这些是最近拍卖的,中期债券
8.Previous auctions have raised more than $5.9 million.
往年巴菲特午餐所拍得的善款已超过590万美元。