under the hammer

基本解释

LONDON (Reuters) - Billed as the largest private collection of Barbie dolls, the lifelong passion of a Dutch mother will go under the hammer next month.
作为芭比娃娃最大的私人收藏者，荷兰一位母亲毕生收藏的芭比娃娃将于下月被拍卖。
The4.5m, 20-step section, which once linked the tower's second and thirdlevels, is expected to fetch up to 30, 000 euros (US$44, 000) when itgoes under the hammer at an auction in Paris.
这段长4.5米，含20级台阶的楼梯，曾经连接着埃菲尔铁塔的第二层和第三层。当它在巴黎被拍卖时，价格预计会被拍到30，000欧元（44，000美元）。
A collection of rare objects owned by Qing dynasty emperors will fall under the hammer, including a white-jade seal carved for Emperor Qianlong that is expected to fetch more than US$6.5 million.
一批曾为清朝皇帝所有的稀世藏品将被拍卖，其中包括乾隆皇帝的一枚白玉印章，预计成交价将超过650万美元。

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