[N-SING 单数名词]卖；销售 The sale of goods is the act of selling them for money.
[usu with supp]
Efforts were made to limit the sale of alcohol.
过去曾采取措施限制酒的销售。
...a proposed arms sale to Saudi Arabia...
拟议对沙特阿拉伯出售武器
He had never intended living there after his wife's death and immediately set about trying to make a sale.
妻子去世后他就不打算住在那里了，因此马上着手要将其卖掉。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]销售额；销售量 The sales of a product are the quantity of it that is sold.
The newspaper has sales of 1.72 million.
该报纸有 172 万份的销量。
...the huge Christmas sales of computer games.
电脑游戏在圣诞期间的巨额销量
...retail sales figures.
零售额
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](公司产品的)销售工作 The part of a company that deals with sales deals with selling the company's products.
Until 1983 he worked in sales and marketing...
1983 年之前，他一直在市场营销部工作。
She was their Dusseldorf sales manager.
她是他们驻杜塞尔多夫的销售部经理。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]减价出售；大减价；贱卖 A sale is an occasion when a shop sells things at less than their normal price.
...a pair of jeans bought half-price in a sale...
打折时半价买的一条牛仔裤
Many stores have started their January sales a month early.
许多商店提前一个月就开始了一月份的特价促销活动。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]拍卖；拍卖会 A sale is an event when goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
The painting was bought by dealers at the Christie's sale.
这幅油画在佳士得的拍卖会上被交易商拍走。
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See also:
car boot sale
；
jumble sale
；
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[PHRASE 短语]供出售；待售 If something is for sale, it is being offered to people to buy.
His former home is for sale at £495,000...
他的旧居要以 49.5 万英镑的价格出售。
There was a Leica camera for sale in the window...
橱窗里有架莱卡相机待售。
The company is not for sale.
该公司不准备出售。
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[PHRASE 短语]出售；上市 Products that are on sale can be bought in shops.
[mainly BRIT 主英]
English textbooks and dictionaries are on sale everywhere...
英语教材和词典到处都有卖的。
All tickets go on sale this Friday.
所有票在本星期五开始销售。
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[PHRASE 短语]折价销售；减价出售 If products in a shop are on sale, they can be bought for less than their normal price.
[AM 美]
He bought a sports jacket on sale at Gowings Men's Store.
他在高英斯男装店买了一件打折的运动上衣。
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[PHRASE 短语]供出售；待售；转让 If a property or company is up for sale, its owner is trying to sell it.
The castle has been put up for sale.
该城堡已经对外出售。
Oxford
sale★/seɪl; NAmEseɪl/noun1★[uncountable , countable ]an act or the process of selling sth 出售；销售◆regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages含酒精饮料的销售管理条例◆I haven't made a saleall week. 整整一个星期我什么也没卖出去。◆She gets 10% commission on each sale.每笔生意她得 10% 的佣金。2★sales[plural ]the number of items sold 销售量◆Retail sales fell in November by 10%.十一月份零售额下降 10%。◆Export sales were up by 32% last year.去年出口销售额增长了 32%。◆the sales figuresfor May 五月份的销售数字◆a sales drive/campaign(= a special effort to sell more)促销活动☞collocationsat
business
3★sales[uncountable ](alsoˈsales department[countable ])the part of a company that deals with selling its products 销售部◆a sales and marketing director市场销售部经理◆She works in sales/in the sales department.她在销售部工作。◆The Weldon Group has a 6 000 strong sales force.威尔登集团有 6 000 人的销售队伍。4★[countable ]an occasion when a shop/store sells its goods at a lower price than usual 特价销售；廉价出售；大减价◆The sale starts next week.特价促销从下星期开始。◆the January sales元月大减价◆I bought a coat in the sales.我在大减价时买了一件外套。◆sale prices特价5[countable ]an occasion when goods are sold, especially an auction销售活动；（尤指）拍卖◆a contemporary art sale当代艺术品拍卖会☞see also
car boot sale
,
garage sale
,
jumble sale
IDIOMS★for ˈsaleavailable to be bought, especially from the owner 待售；供出售（尤指从物主手里）◆I'm sorry, it's not for sale.抱歉，这个不卖。◆They've put their house up for sale.他们的房子现在出售。◆an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale用于售卖的被盗车辆在数量上的增加◆a ‘for sale’ sign“待售”标志on ˈsale1★available to be bought, especially in a shop/store （尤指在商店）出售，上市◆Tickets are on sale from the booking office.售票处正在售票。◆The new model goes on salenext month. 新款下月上市。2( especially NAmE,SAfrE) being offered at a reduced price 折价销售；减价出售◆All video equipment is on sale today and tomorrow.所有录像设备今明两天降价出售。(on) ˌsale or reˈturn( BrE) (of goods 商品)supplied with the agreement that any item that is not sold can be sent back without having to be paid for 剩货包退（任何售不出去的商品均可退给供货商）salesalessale/seɪl; NAmEseɪl/
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salesale /seɪl/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] when you sell somethingsale of The use and sale of marijuana remains illegal. Harvey gets a $50 commission every time he makes a sale (=sells something as part of his job). Car salesmen will often bring down the price rather than lose a sale (=fail to sell something). arms sales to Iran2salesa)[plural] the total number of products that are sold during a particular period of time: Britain’s retail sales (=all the things sold to the public in shops) jumped 3.2 percent in April.sale of Sales of automobiles are up this year. We did not reach our summer sales targets. The company no longer releases its sales figures (=how much money it makes or loses from sales).in sales We grossed more than $500,000 in sales last year.b)[uncountable] the part of a company that deals with selling products: She found a job in sales. a sales manager a worldwide sales force of 1,1003for sale available to be bought: Excuse me, are these for sale? There was a ‘for sale’ sign in the yard. Reluctantly, they put the family home up for sale (=made it available to be bought).4on salea)available to be bought in a shop: A wide range of postcards and other souvenirs are on sale in the visitors’ centre. Stephen King’s new novel will go on sale (=will begin to be sold) next week.b)especially American English available to be bought at a lower price than usual: These gloves were on sale for only $9.5[countable] a period of time when shops sell their goods at lower prices than usual: Marsdon’s department store is having a sale this week.the sales British English (=when all the shops have a sale) I picked up some real bargains in the January sales this year.6[countable] an event at which things are sold to the person who offers the highest priceSYN auction: a sale of 17th-century paintings7sales drive/campaign when a company makes a special effort to try to increase the amount of its products that it sells: a new sales campaign8sales pitch/talk the things that someone says when they are trying to persuade you to buy something9(on) sale or return British English if a shop buys something on sale or return, it can return the goods that it is unable to sell →
bill of sale
, jumble sale
, point of sale
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsmake a sale (=sell something as part of your job)· A salesman may communicate perfectly well with a customer but fail to make a sale.lose a sale (=fail to sell something)· Harry lost the sale because he was not persistent enough.adjectivesa quick sale· He wants a quick sale, so he might reduce the price.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + salesstrong (=good)· The company has reported continuing strong sales.disappointing· Sales for the first three months of this year were disappointing.record sales (=better than ever before)· The Ford Fiesta has achieved record sales in Italy.car/ticket/book etc sales· Car sales have fallen every month for the past two years.annual sales· The company has annual sales of over $300 million.worldwide sales· Worldwide sales of wine are increasing.retail sales (=sales of things to the public in shops)· The volume of retail sales was 0.3 percent higher than in the previous quarter.export sales (=sales of things to other countries)· Export sales rose for the sixth consecutive month.high-street sales British English (=in shops in towns and cities)· Last month saw record high-street sales.verbssales increase/rise/grow/go up· Sales rose by 9% last year.sales fall/drop/go down (=become lower)· European sales have fallen by 12%.sales improve· Sales are expected to improve over the coming year.sales soar (=increase quickly and by a large amount)· Computer sales soared as prices continued to come down.sales slump (=decrease quickly and by a large amount)· Meat sales have slumped following the most recent health scare.sales + NOUNsales figures· The company said its sales figures continued to show growth.a sales target· It achieved only 20% of its sales target.the sales force (=the people who sell a company's products)· The sales force had grown from 40 to 270.sales performance (=how much a company sells)· There has been an encouraging improvement in sales performance.the sales forecast (=how much a company expects to sell)· The sales forecast is for a 12% increase in sales over the current year.phrasesan increase/growth in sales· The company is expecting a 20% increase in sales next year.a fall/drop in sales· Some jobs may be cut following a big drop in sales.the volume of sales (=the amount of goods a company sells)· Because of its high volume of sales, the company can keep prices low.
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sale
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出售(97%)，促销(3%)
n.销售；出售；拍卖；销售额；廉价出售
n.(Sale)人名；(意、塞、瑞典)萨莱；(英、萨摩)塞尔；(法)萨尔
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