《傲慢與偏見》內(nèi)容簡介:

小說講述了Bennet一家五位千金的婚姻與愛情,表達(dá)了婚姻必須建立在愛情和經(jīng)濟(jì)兩個基礎(chǔ)上的婚姻觀。傲慢而深情的達(dá)西先生成為小說塑造的一個經(jīng)典形象。簡奧斯丁的語言簡練而幽默,反復(fù)品味,趣味無窮。

【翻譯例句】

And in his manner of bidding her adieu, wishing her every enjoyment, reminding her of what she was to expect in Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and trusting their opinion of her -- their opinion of every body -- would always coincide.
他向她告別,祝她萬事如意,又對她說了一遍德·包爾夫人是很好的一個人,他相信他們倆對那位老夫人的評價,對每一個人的評價,一定完全吻合。

【詞語解析】

bid這個詞最常用的意思是投標(biāo),出價,這個大家都比較了解。但是這個詞本身還有企圖,嘗試的意思,并有一系列的短語,我們來看一下。

bid:

n. 投標(biāo);出價

made an agreed takeover bid of £351 million.
漢森按協(xié)商出價3.51億英鎊接管該公司。

n. 努力;嘗試;企圖

The Government has already closed down two newspapers in a bid to silence its critics.
政府已經(jīng)查禁了兩家報紙,試圖壓制批評人士的言論。

n. 【橋牌】叫牌

n. 【美國口語】邀請

v. 努力爭??;嘗試

Singapore Airlines is rumoured to be bidding for a management contract to run both airports.
據(jù)傳,新加坡航空公司正在爭取簽下兩家機(jī)場的經(jīng)營權(quán)。

v 投標(biāo);競標(biāo);出價

He certainly wasn't going to bid $18 billion for this company.
他肯定不會出180億美元來收購這家公司。

make a bid for ?出價競買;投標(biāo)爭??;企圖得到,爭取

The President is trying to make a bid for popular support.
總統(tǒng)正在努力爭取民眾的支持。

bid for 投標(biāo);出價;許諾獲支持;爭取達(dá)到目標(biāo)

The climbers are determined to bid for the highest mountain in the world.
這些登山運動員決心登上世界最高峰。

in a bid to 為了

They brought in new tax laws in a bid to restore their popularity.
他們提出了新稅法,力求重新贏得人心。

bid fair似乎,可能

The negotiations bid fair to be successful.
談判有成功的希望。

bid farewell=bid adieu ?告別

The time has come to bid you farewell.
該向您道別了。

其余有關(guān)競拍的短語:

bid on 投標(biāo);出價;承包…的投標(biāo)

bid price 投標(biāo)價格;買價

bid up v. 抬價

bid in 出高價:在拍賣中為自己的財產(chǎn)定出高價以抬高最終售價

bid up 哄抬:抬高出價

【派生詞】

adj. biddable 順從的;可叫牌的

n.?bidding 投標(biāo);出價;命令?

? ? bidder 投標(biāo)人;出價人;命令者 的最終結(jié)論。