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.
货物易腐烂变质或者货物的保管费用可能超过其价值的，可以申请提前拍卖。
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.
大门上面和挂在窗子上的挂毯上面都贴了招租广告，说明这所宅邸的一切家具等物都将于下个星期进行公开拍卖。
A military uniform said to have belonged to deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is being offered for sale by a US auction website.
一套据称属于伊拉克被罢黜领袖海珊的军服，出现在美国拍卖网站待售。

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.
而作为70个大中城市之一的青岛市从1999年就开始了少量的土地拍卖。
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