bid /bid/ I. n.［c］ 1.企图，努力：The two sides were locked in discussions in a bid to find a compromise. 双方反复地商议，试图找到一个妥协的方案。2.喊价，出价，投标： make a bid for… (拍卖中)出价买…，投标争取…的营造权；企图获得… Our bid for building the bridge is 3 million yuan. 造那座桥我们的投标是300万元。‖II.vt.& vi.(bade /beid, bæd/ or bid, bidden or bid; bidding)1. 喊价，出价，投标：bid against each other on/for a new project 投标相互竞争以取得一项工程的营造权。She bid five yuan for the book. 那本书她出价5元。2.祝，表示：bid sb. good-bye 跟某人告别；bid welcome to sb. (bid sb. welcome) 向某人表示欢迎 3. 命令，吩咐：Do as you are bid/bidden. 照吩咐你的去做吧。He bade me (to) go in. 他叫我进去。［注］：句中的“to”一般要略去。