bid

入札する、値を付ける

物を買うための金額や、仕事を請け負う料金を提示する。

やさしい英語で： To offer an amount of money to buy something, or offer to do work for a particular price.

• He bid twenty dollars.
• We bid for the contract last month.
• How much will you bid on that painting?

使い方： bid an amount for something (She bid fifty pounds for the chair.); bid for/on something (Three companies bid for the building contract.)

類義語： offer, tender

よく使う表現： bid for something, bid on something, bid an amount

獲得を目指す、立候補する

何かを得たり目標を達成したりしようとする。ほかの人と競うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To try to get something or achieve a goal, often in competition with others.

• She is bidding for the top job.
• The city bid to host the games.
• Several rivals are bidding for leadership of the party.

使い方： bid for something (The team is bidding for its first championship.); bid to do something (The city bid to host the international festival.)

類義語： compete, contend

よく使う表現： bid for power, bid for victory, bid to host

告げる、別れを告げる

人に挨拶や願いの言葉を伝える。特に別れの挨拶に使う。

やさしい英語で： To say a greeting or wish to someone, especially when saying goodbye.

• I bid you goodnight.
• The host bade us welcome.
• She bid farewell to her family before leaving.

使い方： bid someone something (They bade their guests farewell.); bid something to someone (She bid farewell to her old friends.)

類義語： wish

よく使う表現： bid someone farewell, bid someone welcome, bid someone goodnight

命じる

相手が従うことを期待して、何かをするように言う。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone to do something, with the expectation that they will obey.

• She bade him sit.
• The captain bid us wait outside.
• They did as their master had bidden them.

使い方： bid someone do something (The queen bade the guard open the door.)

類義語： command, order

よく使う表現： bid someone enter, bid someone leave

招く、呼び寄せる

ある場所や催しに来るよう、人に頼む。

やさしい英語で： To ask someone to come to a place or event.

• They bade us come inside.
• She was bidden to the royal wedding.
• The host bid his guests welcome.

使い方： bid someone to something (All the villagers were bidden to the feast.)

類義語： invite, summon

よく使う表現： bid someone come, bid someone welcome

担当路線を選ぶ

仕事で定期的に担当する路線を選ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To choose a particular route as your regular work assignment.

• He bid the airport route.
• She bid that run because it finishes early.
• Which route will you bid next month?

よく使う表現： bid a route, bid a run

入札、応札

物を買うために提示する金額や、仕事を請け負うために提示する料金。

やさしい英語で： An offer of a price to buy something, or of a price for doing a job.

• His bid was too low.
• Three firms submitted bids for the work.
• Will you accept my bid of two thousand dollars?

使い方： a bid for something (The company submitted a bid for the building contract.); a bid of an amount (Her bid of five hundred pounds was accepted.)

類義語： offer, tender

よく使う表現： make a bid, winning bid, bid for something, accept a bid

試み、挑戦

望んでいることを実現するための努力や挑戦。

やさしい英語で： An effort to achieve something you want.

• Their bid for freedom failed.
• She made a final bid to save the shop.
• He launched another presidential bid last year.

使い方： a bid to do something (She trained harder in a bid to win the race.); a bid for something (His bid for the presidency failed.)

類義語： attempt, effort

よく使う表現： bid for power, bid to win, failed bid, presidential bid