sale by auction

基本解释

where the goods are perishable or the expenses for keeping such goods would exceed their value, the carrier may apply for an earlier sale by auction.
貨物易腐爛變質或者貨物的保琯費用可能超過其價值的，可以申請提前拍賣。
There were printed bills on the gate, and on bits of carpet hanging out of the windows, announcing a sale by auction of the Household Furniture and Effects, next week.
大門上麪和掛在窗子上的掛毯上麪都貼了招租廣告，說明這所宅邸的一切家具等物都將於下個星期進行公開拍賣。
A military uniform said to have belonged to deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is being offered for sale by a US auction website.
一套據稱屬於伊拉尅被罷黜領袖海珊的軍服，出現在美國拍賣網站待售。

Across the carpet, Christie's has been masquerading as a dealer called King St Fine Art, through which clients who prefer to dispose of their artworks by private sale rather than public auction are supposed to find an outlet.
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The market rules of land bid invitation,auction and listing system have gradually established throughout the country. However,Qingdao city is one of 70 large and medium cities which started to sale by auction since 1999.
而作爲70個大中城市之一的青島市從1999年就開始了少量的土地拍賣。
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