| 释义 |
sell¹ /sel/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (sold /səʊld/)
❶ vt.
1. 卖，出售
sell one's chickens at the market 在市场上卖鸡
He sold his car to me (或 sold me his car) for ￡1000. 他以1000镑的价钱把汽车卖给我。
2. 经售，经销
Do you sell candles? 你们这儿卖蜡烛吗?
This shop sells a wide variety of goods. 此店经售各色货物。
3. 出卖；背叛；牺牲
sell information to sb. 向某人出卖情报
sell one's country 卖国
sell one's honour (chastity) 出卖荣誉(贞操)
4. 促进…的销路
Advertising sells newspapers. 广告可使报纸增加销路。
The good quality sells our goods. 我们的货物因质优而畅销。
5. 向…推销
John invited the customer to dinner so he could sell him. 约翰请那顾客吃饭以便向他推销货物。
6. 〈口〉宣传，推荐，使被接受，使被采纳
sell the government's tax policies 宣传政府的税收政策
sell a political candidate to the public 向公众推荐一位政党候选人
sell an idea 使人们接受一种想法
7. 〈口〉说服，使接受，使采纳；[常用被动语态]使热中，使极感兴趣(on)
He sold his parents on the scheme. 他说服父母接受这项计划。
I sold the bank on giving me a loan. 我说服银行贷款给我。
I've never been absolutely sold on the classics. 我对古典文学从不怎么感兴趣。
8. 达到…销售额
The novel sold a million copies. 这部小说销数达100万册。
9. [常用被动语态]〈古〉欺骗，愚弄
We were sold over the transaction. 在这笔交易中我们受骗了。
Sold again! 又上当了!
10. 〈英口〉使失望
❷ vi.
1. 卖出，出售
I like his house — will he sell? 我喜欢他的房子，他愿意出售吗?
He bought cheap and sold dear. 他贱买贵卖。
2. 有销路
I'll bet you the book will sell. 我可以跟你打赌这本书会有销路的。
The tickets cost too much and wouldn't sell. 票价太贵，卖不出去。
3. 被出售(for, at)
The shirt sells for five dollars. 这件衬衫售价5美元。
These articles sell at 20p apiece. 这些物品每件售价20便士。
Oranges sell at a high price this year. 今年橘子价钱很贵。
4. 当推销员
One brother is a cashier and the other sells. 一个哥哥是出纳员，另一个哥哥当推销员。
5. 〈口〉被接受，被采纳
The war programme won't sell with the public. 这项战争计划不会被公众所接受。
II n.
1. 推销(术)
2. 〈美口〉对买主的吸引力
a package with plenty of sell 一种对买主具有很大吸引力的包装
3. 〈古〉欺骗；骗局
4. 失望
What a sell! 真使人失望!
[< OE sellan to lend, deliver; 与 OHG sellen to sell, ON sala sale, Gr helein to take 有关] phr. sell off 廉价出售 (存货)The store sold off its summer stock to be ready for the winter goods. 那家商店削价出售库存夏令商品，准备购进冬令货物。sell oneself 1. 出卖自己；卖身，卖淫 2. 〈口〉自我宣传；自荐 sell one's life dearly 见 life
sell out 1. (店主)售完(某种货物)，不再有存货；(货)被售完
They have sold out their whole stock of eggs. 他们已把鸡蛋的全部存货卖完了。
Sorry, but we have no more of these wrenches left; we have sold out. 抱歉，这种扳手没了，我们已全部卖完了。
I'm sorry, we have sold out (或 we are sold out) of coffee. 对不起，我们的咖啡卖完了。
Her size sold out. 她要的那个尺码卖完了。
2. 出售(股份)；出盘，盘店
Jackson sold out his share of the business and retired. 杰克逊卖掉自己的股份后就退休了。
The small firm refused to sell out. 那家小商店拒绝出盘。
3. 〈口〉出卖，背叛，牺牲；(向…)屈服，投降；被收买 (to)
sell out one's friends 出卖朋友
sell out one's principles 牺牲原则
He is going to sell out on us. 他将出卖我们。
The officer was charged with selling out to the enemy. 这个军官被指控投敌。
The dishonest wrestler sold out to his opponent for ￡5000. 这个不老实的摔跤运动员以5000镑的代价被对手收买了。
4. 〈美〉强制(债务人)出售全部财产以抵债
He (或 His property) was sold out. 他的全部财产被强制出售了。
sell sb. a pup 见 pup
sell short 1. 【商】卖空
People sell short when they expect the market to decline. 人们在预料市价会跌时就卖空。
2. 〈口〉低估；轻视
Don't sell yourself short. 别低估你自己。
You sold that film short when you said it was nothing more than an amusing story. 你说那影片只不过是个有趣的故事，那是太小看它了。
sell the pass 见 pass
sell through 零购
sell up 〈主英〉
1. 出售(所有财物)；出售所有财物
He was forced to sell up his entire stock of hardware. 他被迫卖掉他的全部库存五金。
After farming for ten years in Britain, Jerome sold up and went to Australia. 杰罗姆在英国经营了10年农场后，变卖了全部财产前往澳大利亚。
2. 强制(债务人)出售全部财产以抵债
Jim's father was sold up because he owed so much money. 吉姆父亲的全部财产被强制出售了，因为他欠了那么多钱。
3. 出盘，盘店 |