"bid up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 哄抬（價格）
• 抬高（競標或拍賣中的價格）

Definition

透過不斷出更高價，尤其是在拍賣時，提高某物的價格。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用在商業或拍賣場合，指故意或因競爭抬高價格。常見於 “bid up the price”，不在價格之外使用。不可和"build up"混用。

Examples

The buyers started to bid up the price of the painting.

買家們開始**哄抬**這幅畫的價格。

At auctions, people often bid up rare items.

在拍賣會上，人們常會**抬高**稀有物品的價格。

Two companies tried to bid up the value of the land.

兩家公司試圖**哄抬**土地的價值。

Whenever collectors compete, they bid up the prices very quickly.

每當收藏家競爭時，他們很快就會**哄抬**價格。

Bidding wars can really bid up the cost of even basic items online.

競標戰甚至能讓最基本的物品**被抬高**價格。

If no one else tries to bid up the price, the item might sell for less than it's worth.

如果沒有人**抬高**價格，這件物品可能會低價賣掉。