sell(sb)out
—phrasal verbwithsellverbuk/sel/us/sel/sold|sold
informalto not do what you havepromisedsomeone you will do or what you should do because you will get moreadvantagesfor yourself if you do somethingelse
背叛；出卖
Frenchfarmersfeelthey've beensoldout bytheirgovernmentin thenegotiations.法国农场主感到在谈判中他们被政府出卖了。
They'vesoldouttotheoillobby(= done what thesepeoplewanted).他们让自己被石油行业游说团收买了。