[intransitive, transitive] (bidding, bid, bid) (Commerce 商业; Finance 金融) to offer to pay a particular price for sth, especially a company or its shares出价◆The company has said it may bid for South African Breweries.公司声称可能出价购买南非酿酒公司。◆How much did they bid?他们出价多少？  ➡  see note at tender (Commerce 商业) to offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies投标◆A French firm will be bidding for the contract.一家法国公司将投标争取这合同。◆They are bidding to build the refinery.他们正在投标承建炼油厂◆(especially NAmE) We are ready to bid on three contracts.我们准备投标争取三项合同。 SYN tender ●ˌbid sth ˈup/ˈdownto pay or offer more/less money for sth than it is worth at the time, with the result that the price increases/decreases哄抬／哄跌价钱；哄抬／哄跌标价◆There are people willing to buy several million shares and bid the price up.有人愿意购买几百万股份，以便将价格抬高。