单词 | sell |
释义 | verbnoun🔑 sellBrE /sel/ NAmE /sel/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they sell BrE /sel/ NAmE /sel/ present simple - he / she / it sells BrE /selz/ NAmE /selz/ past simple sold BrE /səʊld/ NAmE /soʊld/ past participle sold BrE /səʊld/ NAmE /soʊld/ -ing form selling BrE /ˈselɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈselɪŋ/ ➤ exchange for money 换取金钱🔑 [T , I ]to give sth to sb in exchange for money 出让;转让◆ ~sth (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。◆ ~sb 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。◆ ~ (sth ) (at sth )They sold the business at a profit /loss (= they gained /lost money when they sold it ). 他们把公司赢利/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🔑 [T ]~sth 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 cross-selling➤ be bought 售出;销售🔑 [T , I ]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…◆ ~ (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。◆ ~for /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[I , T ]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。◆ ~sth 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。🔑 [T ]~sth /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[T ]~yourself (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 prostitute ➡ see also saleVerbs with two objectsbet,bring,build,buy,cost,get,give,leave,lend,make,offer,owe,pass,pay,play,post,promise,read,refuse,sell,send,show,sing,take,teach,tell,throw,wish,write ● be ˈsold on sth (informal ) to be very enthusiastic about sth 热衷于;对…极感兴趣● sell your ˈbody to 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 ˈshort to 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)● go /sell like hot ˈcakes to sell quickly or in great numbers 畅销● sell sb /buy a pup (old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) to sell sb or be sold sth that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid 卖给…(或买到)伪劣货 ● ˌsell sth↔ˈoff 🔑 to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them or because you need the money 甩卖;廉价出售🔑 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↔ˈon to 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(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 )(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。to 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 (especiallyBrE ) to sell your home , possessions , business , etc ., usually because you are leaving the country or retiring 卖光(家当、企业等)🔑 sellBrE /sel/ NAmE /sel/ noun [sing. ](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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