1BBTwhen you bid for goods, especially in an auction 〔尤指拍卖时的〕竞买,喊价,出价
The bidding was brisk and sales went well.
买家踊跃出价,拍卖会进行顺利。
2.at somebody’s biddingformalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something because someone has told you to 按某人的要求;按某人的吩咐
3.do somebody’s biddingformalOBEY to obey someone’s requests or orders 服从某人的要求[命令]
Examples from the Corpus
bidding• We will continue to extend City Challenge and allocate a greater proportion of resources by competitivebidding.• This is also tied up with the new contractbidding system, about which you may have read in the press.• Had he grown to think she would meekly do his bidding?• If he commanded then people jumped to do his bidding.• The contract will be renewed with no bidding.• We had our limit and the bidding was going up and up.• The bidding continued and Kilpatrick stayed with it, raising it to £7,000 and later to £8,000.