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overbid

/verb oh-ver-bid; noun oh-ver-bid/US // verb ˌoʊ vərˈbɪd; noun ˈoʊ vərˌbɪd //

过高的出价,出价过高,过高出价,过高的报价

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    o·ver·bid, o·ver·bid·ding.

    • : to bid more than the value of: to overbid one's cards.
    • : to outbid: She overbid him for the painting.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    o·ver·bid, o·ver·bid·ding.

    • : to bid more than the actual value or worth: a tendency to overbid at auctions; to overbid at bridge.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a higher bid.

Examples

  • Four English and eight natives were candidates for the contract; three of the English far overbid the eight natives.

  • In view of my estimate I can not for the life of me see how your local company overbid us all by over a million dollars.

  • And one would overbid another, offering far more than a whole herd of pigs were worth.

  • Then he tried to buy the craft to take out the diamond, but Tom overbid him.

  • Any overbid of an adversary shows strength; an overbid of a partner who has declared No-trump may show weakness.