slave auction

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lighthearted fundraising event where people volunteer to be bid upon in an auction, and act as servants to the winning bidders for a short period afterwards.
    — She wants to know if Mr. Howard will approve one of the student council's fund-raising activities: a slave auction. She didn't think there would be any problem with it, but the student council advisor thought it would be best if she and Chad, the activities chair, cleared everything with the principal "just in case."
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slave, auction. (an auction where slaves are sold) historical

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