bidder
bidder — 名詞
1. a person or company that says what price it will pay in order to try to get some
出價者
為買下某物提出價格的人
a person or company that says what price it will pay in order to try to get something, especially in an auction or similar sale.
At the art sale, the final bidder raised her card to $8,000.
在藝術拍賣會上，最後那位出價者舉牌，把價格喊到八千美元。
auction action: raise a card
Two online bidders kept increasing the price of the old camera.
兩名網路出價者一直把那台舊相機的價格往上抬。
online sale context
After a short phone call, the highest bidder bought the painting.
講完一通簡短電話後，出價最高者買下了那幅畫。
In the last minute, one bidder jumped from $900 to $1,200.
最後一分鐘，一名出價者把價格從九百美元加到一千兩百美元。
When no bidder matched the asking price, the boat stayed unsold.
如果沒有出價者開到賣方要的價格，那艘船就賣不出去。
- buyer
broader and more common; a buyer often refers to the person who finally gets the item
- purchaser
more formal than buyer and usually used after the sale is completed
- tenderer
formal and mainly used for business or government contract competition
- contender
any competitor; it does not specifically mean someone offering money
- seller
the person offering the item for sale rather than trying to buy it
文法句型
highest bidder
successful bidder
no bidder for + noun
用法筆記
Often used with adjectives such as highest, lowest, successful, and losing. Distinguish from buyer: a bidder has made an offer, but may not actually get the item.