| 词汇 | auction-of-promises |
| 释义 | auction of promises noun[ C ] uk /ˌɔːk.ʃən əv ˈprɒm.ɪsɪz/ us /ˌ ˈɑːk.ʃən əv ˈprɑː.mɪsɪz/ an occasion when people bid (= offer money and compete against other people) for something that someone has offered to do, for example cook a meal, wash a car, etc. It is usually done in order to get money for a charity.（常以慈善募捐为目的）竞拍 Shops & auctions agora army disposals store army surplus store army-navy store art gallery corner shop craft fair craft shop creamery deli makers' market mall mart meat market medical hall strip mall super-sale supermarket superstore swap meet Examples of auction of promisesauction of promises It is a bit like having a blind auction or an auctionofpromises, with local authorities guessing where the level is, rather than knowing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is of particular importance today is the avoidance of any populist auctionofpromises and protection of citizens from the extreme cynicism of certain politicians. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It includes five-a-side football, a fete, vintage car show, barbecue, art exhibition, children's party, senior citizens' party, and an auctionofpromises. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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