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Definition of overbid in English: overbidverboverbidding, overbids ˈəʊvəbɪdˌoʊvərˈbɪd [no object]1(in an auction) make a higher bid than a previous bid. （拍卖）出价高于 I'd once seen him blithely overbid for a tiny James I miniature portrait 我曾看到他为一幅小小的詹姆士一世微缩肖像漫不经心地叫出更高的价。 Example sentencesExamples - On the other hand, in his determination to secure the property, he may overbid by a margin greater than necessary.
- However, anecdotal stories are now appearing, suggesting that many people have figured this out, and overbidding for the sake of ‘winning’ is becoming less common.
- Knowledge is power, and that way you won't overbid.
- But this guy overbid me by something like 50% of my maximum bid.
- Media hype and too much wine at dinner may lead a wealthy collector to overbid for a work at auction (but there must have been an underbidder).
2(in competitive tendering, the auction at bridge, etc.) bid more than is warranted or manageable. （竞标时）出价过高；（桥牌中）叫牌超过手上牌的实力 Example sentencesExamples - So canny employers are often willing to pay the finest foreign talent even more than they pay local talent - not underbidding for foreign talent, as nativists fear, but often overbidding.
- Work with a top-flight real estate agent who's seen several business cycles in the area, who can help you understand pricing trends there so you don't overbid.
- ‘Now our larger competition is overbidding prices like crazy,’ he says.
- Presumably it is legal to expose an identical pair to begin with to make it more difficult for other players to overbid, or to overbid a single card directly with a triple, and so on.
nounPlural overbids ˈəʊvəbɪdˈoʊvərˌbɪd A bid that is higher than another or higher than is justified. （桥牌中的）争叫；比别人高的出价；过高的出价
Definition of overbid in US English: overbidverbˌoʊvərˈbɪdˌōvərˈbid [no object]1(in an auction) make a higher bid than a previous bid. （拍卖）出价高于 I'd once seen him blithely overbid for a tiny James I miniature portrait 我曾看到他为一幅小小的詹姆士一世微缩肖像漫不经心地叫出更高的价。 Example sentencesExamples - On the other hand, in his determination to secure the property, he may overbid by a margin greater than necessary.
- But this guy overbid me by something like 50% of my maximum bid.
- However, anecdotal stories are now appearing, suggesting that many people have figured this out, and overbidding for the sake of ‘winning’ is becoming less common.
- Media hype and too much wine at dinner may lead a wealthy collector to overbid for a work at auction (but there must have been an underbidder).
- Knowledge is power, and that way you won't overbid.
2(in competitive bidding, the auction in bridge, etc.) bid more than is warranted or manageable. （竞标时）出价过高；（桥牌中）叫牌超过手上牌的实力 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Now our larger competition is overbidding prices like crazy,’ he says.
- Work with a top-flight real estate agent who's seen several business cycles in the area, who can help you understand pricing trends there so you don't overbid.
- So canny employers are often willing to pay the finest foreign talent even more than they pay local talent - not underbidding for foreign talent, as nativists fear, but often overbidding.
- Presumably it is legal to expose an identical pair to begin with to make it more difficult for other players to overbid, or to overbid a single card directly with a triple, and so on.
nounˈoʊvərˌbɪdˈōvərˌbid A bid that is higher than is justified. （桥牌中的）争叫；比别人高的出价；过高的出价
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