[VERB 动词]卖；出让；转让 If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money.
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I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books...
我把我所有的东西都卖掉了，只剩下汽车和书。
His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews...
他的继承人把这幅画卖给了伦敦艺术品经销商阿格纽斯。
The directors sold the business for £14.8 million...
董事们把该公司以 1,480 万英镑的价格转让。
It's not a very good time to sell at the moment.
现在出售时机不太好。
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[VERB 动词](商店)经售，出售 If a shop sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there.
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It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs...
这里出售各种商品，从发带到东方小地毯应有尽有。
Bean sprouts are also sold in cans.
也有罐装豆芽出售。
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[VERB 动词]以…的价格出售；售价是… If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it.
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Unmodernised property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value.
没有装备现代化设施的房地产能够卖到它配置了现代化设施情况下的市价的 40%。
... grain sells at 10 times usual prices.
粮食售价是平常的 10 倍。
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[VERB 动词]有销路；大量卖出 If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities.
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Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change...
即使这张专辑得不到市场和评论家的青睐，我们也不会作出任何改变。
The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas.
这个公司相信这些产品在圣诞节前夕一定会畅销。
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[VERB 动词]促进…的销路；推销 Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product.
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It is only the sensational that sells news magazines.
只有轰动性的事件才能促进新闻杂志的销售。
...car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn't sell.
汽车生产商长期奉行的座右铭——安全性并不意味着畅销
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[VERB 动词]使接受；使采纳 If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one.
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She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder...
她努力说服我买一台自己的碎纸机。
She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients...
她希望能让客户们接受这个想法。
An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future...
一名雇员让他认识到有线电视是未来的传播媒介。
You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning.
你知道，刚开始我并不同意来参加这次旅行。
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[PHRASE 短语]出卖肉体；卖淫 If someone sells their body, they have sex for money.
[V and N inflect]
85 per cent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living.
85%的人说如果存在其他选择，他们不会出卖肉体谋生。
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[PHRASE 短语](为获得个人利益或好处而)出卖，背叛 If someone sells you down the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage.
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He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.
他被那些本应该保护他的人出卖了。
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[PHRASE 短语]低估；轻视；怠慢 If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should.
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They need to improve their image — they are selling themselves short...
他们需要提升自己的形象——他们是在自贬身价。
Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.
如此过分地怠慢他们的崇拜者令人无法接受。
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[PHRASE 短语]出卖灵魂(或良心) If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles.
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[disapproval]
...a man who would sell his soul for political viability.
为了升官晋爵甘愿出卖良心的人
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sellsellssoldsellingverb★(sold,sold/səʊld; NAmEsoʊld/)exchange for money 换取金钱1★[transitive , intransitive ]to give sth to sb in exchange for money 出让；转让sellsth (to sb) (for sth) ◆I sold my car to James for £800.我把我的汽车转让给了詹姆斯，获得 800 英镑。sellsb sth (for sth) ◆I sold James my car for £800.我以 800 英镑把我的汽车卖给了詹姆斯。sell(sth) (at sth) ◆They soldthe business at a profit/loss(= they gained/lost money when they sold it).他们把公司让出赢利╱亏本让出。◆We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell.我们开了个好价钱，但他们不愿卖。offer for sale 出售2★[transitive ]sellsth to offer sth for people to buy 出售；售卖◆Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.多数超级市场都经销一系列有机产品。◆Do you sell stamps?你这儿卖邮票吗？◆to sell insurance卖保险☞compare
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be bought 售出；销售3★[transitive , intransitive ]to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned 销售得…；卖出…；售价是…sell(sth) ◆The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week.这本杂志一周售出 30 万册。◆The book sold well and was reprinted many times.这本书销路不错，重印了好多次。◆The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it).新款式无人问津。sellfor/at sth ◆The pens sell for just 50p each.这些钢笔每支只卖 50 便士。persuade 推动；说服4[intransitive , transitive ]to make people want to buy sth 促销；推销◆You may not like it but advertising sells.你也许不喜欢广告，但它能促销。sellsth ◆It is quality not price that sells our products.我们的产品销路好，靠的是质量，而不是价格。5★[transitive ]sellsth/yourself (to sb) to persuade sb that sth is a good idea, service, product, etc; to persuade sb that you are the right person for a job, position, etc. 推荐；推销；自荐；自我推销◆Now we have to try and sell the idea to management.现在，我们必须设法说服管理层采纳这个意见。◆You really have to sell yourself at a job interview.应聘面试的时候，你真得推销你自己。take money/reward 收受钱财╱报酬6[transitive ]sellyourself (to sb) ( disapproving) to accept money or a reward from sb for doing sth that is against your principles 出卖自己；卖身SYN
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sale
IDIOMSbe ˈsold on sth( informal) to be very enthusiastic about sth 热衷于；对…极感兴趣sell your ˈbodyto have sex with sb in exchange for money 出卖肉体；卖淫sell sb down the ˈriver( informal) to give poor or unfair treatment to sb you have promised to help 出卖（答应要帮助的人）ORIGINFrom the custom of buying and selling slaves on the plantations on the Mississippi river in America. Slaves who caused trouble for their masters could be sold to plantation owners lower down the river, where conditions would be worse. 源自美国密西西比河沿岸种植园之间的奴隶买卖。惹麻烦的奴隶可能被主人卖到下游条件更为恶劣的种植园里。sell sb/yourself ˈshortto not value sb/yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them/yourself 低估，轻视，小瞧（某人或自己）sell your ˈsoul (to the devil)to do anything, even sth bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power 出卖灵魂（或良心）☞more at
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PHRASAL VERBSˌsell sth↔ˈoff1★to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them or because you need the money 甩卖；抛售；变卖2★to sell all or part of an industry, a company or land 出售，卖掉（产业、公司或土地）◆The Church sold off the land for housing.教会卖掉了那块地皮，用来盖房子了。☞related noun
sell-off
ˌsell sth↔ˈonto sell to sb else sth that you have bought not long before （买进后不久）转售，转让◆She managed the business for a year and then sold it on.这个企业她经营了一年，然后转手卖给了别人。★ˌsell ˈout | be ˌsold ˈout(of tickets for a concert, sports game, etc. 音乐会、体育比赛等的票)to be all sold 售完◆The tickets sold out within hours.几小时内票就卖光了。◆This week's performances are completely sold out.本周的演出门票全部售完。ˌsell ˈout (of sth) | be ˌsold ˈout (of sth)to have sold all the available items, tickets, etc. 售空，卖光，售罄（某种商品、门票等）；脱销◆I'm sorry, we've sold out of bread.抱歉，我们的面包卖完了。◆We are already sold out for what should be a fantastic game.想来这场比赛一定精彩，我们的门票已经卖光了。ˌsell ˈout (to sb/sth)1( disapproving) to change or give up your beliefs or principles 背叛信念；背弃原则◆He's a talented screenwriter who has sold out to TV soap operas.他是个有才华的电影编剧，却改行写起电视肥皂剧来了。2to sell your business or a part of your business 出售（财产、企业等）◆The company eventually sold out to a multinational media group.公司最终卖给了一个跨国传媒集团。☞related noun
sell-out
ˌsell ˈup | ˌsell sth↔ˈup( especially BrE) to sell your home, possessions, business, etc, usually because you are leaving the country or retiring 卖光（家当、企业等）noun[singular ]( informal) something that is not as good as it seemed to be 让人失望的东西◆The band only played for about half an hour—it was a real sell.乐队仅仅演奏了大约半个小时，真让人失望。☞see also
hard sell
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sellsell1 /sel/ ●●●S1W1 verb (past tense and past participle sold /səʊld $ soʊld/)
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1give something for money [intransitive, transitive] to give something to someone in exchange for moneyOPP buy: If you offer him another hundred, I think he’ll sell. He regrets selling all his old records.sell something for £100/$50/30p etc Toni’s selling her car for £700.sell somebody something I won’t sell you my shares!sell something to somebody The vase was sold to a Dutch buyer.sell something at a profit/loss (=make or lose money on a sale) Tony had to sell the business at a loss.2make something available [intransitive, transitive] to offer something for people to buy: Do you sell cigarettes? a job selling advertising spacesell at/for £100/$50/30p etc (=be offered for sale at £100/$50/30p etc) Smoke alarms sell for as little as five pounds.3make somebody want something [transitive] to make people want to buy something: Scandal sells newspapers.sell something to somebody The car’s new design will help sell it to consumers.4be bought [intransitive, transitive] to be bought by people: Tickets for the concert just aren’t selling. Her last book sold millions of copies. All the new houses have been sold.sell well/badly (=be bought by a lot of people, or very few people) Anti-age creams always sell well.5sell like hot cakes to sell quickly and in large amounts6idea/plan [intransitive, transitive] to try to make someone accept a new idea or plan, or to become accepted: It’s all right for Washington, but will it sell in small-town America?sell something to somebody It’s hard for any government to sell new taxes to the electorate.sell somebody something managers selling employees the new working hoursbe sold on (doing) something (=think an idea or plan is very good) Joe’s completely sold on the concept.7sell yourselfa)to make yourself seem impressive to other people: If you want a promotion, you’ve got to sell yourself better.b) (also sell your body) to have sex with someone for money8sell somebody/something short to not give someone or something the praise, attention, or reward that they deserve: Don’t sell yourself short – tell them about all your qualifications.9sell your soul (to the devil) to agree to do something bad in exchange for money, power etc10sell somebody down the river to do something that harms a group of people who trusted you, in order to gain money or power for yourself11sell your vote American English to take money from someone who wants you to vote for a particular person or planTHESAURUSsell to give something to someone in exchange for money: · He sold his motorcycle.· The shop sells old furniture.· Do you sell books on gardening?export to send goods to another country to be sold: · Which countries export oil to the United States?deal in something to buy and sell a particular type of goods as part of your business: · He deals in antiques.put something up for sale/put something on the market to make something available to be bought: · When the painting was first put up for sale, no one thought that it would be worth so much money.· The farm was put up for sale.sell up British English to sell your house or your business so that you can move to a different place or do something different: · They’re thinking of selling up and moving to Canada.auction something/sell something at auction to sell things at a special event to the person who offers the most money: · The contents of his home will be auctioned.flog British English informal to sell something, especially something that is of low quality: · A man at the market was flogging £10 watches.peddle to sell cheap things in the street. Also used about selling illegal drugs and pornography: · Street vendors peddled American and British cigarettes.· People who peddle drugs to children should be severely punished.traffic in something to buy and sell large quantities of illegal goods or people: · They trafficked in illegal weapons.· The gang were involved in people-trafficking.· drug-traffickingsell off phrasal verb1to sell something, especially for a cheap price, because you need the money or because you want to get rid of it: After the war, we had to sell off part of the farm. We sell off leftover cakes before we close.2to sell all or part of an industry or company: The Leicestershire company has sold off many of its smaller branches to cut debts.sell out phrasal verb1if a shop sells out of something, it has no more of that particular thing left to sellbe/have sold out Sorry, we’re sold out.sell out of We’ve completely sold out of those shirts in your size, sir.2if products, tickets for an event etc sell out, they are all sold and there are none left: Wow! Those cakes sold out fast.be/have sold out Tonight’s performance is completely sold out.3to change your beliefs or principles, especially in order to get more money or some other advantage – used to show disapproval: ex-hippies who’ve sold out and become respectable businessmen4to sell your business or your share in a business: Wyman says he’ll sell out if business doesn’t pick up.sell out to The T-mail Co. has sold out to San José-based DMX Inc for an undisclosed sum.sell up phrasal verb British Englishto sell most of what you own, especially your house or your business: Liz decided to sell up and move abroad.
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a hard/tough sell (also not an easy sell) something that it is difficult to persuade people to buy or accept: This tax increase is going to be a hard sell to voters. →
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