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单词 sell
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sell

verb
 
/sel/
/sel/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sell
/sel/
/sel/
he / she / it sells
/selz/
/selz/
past simple sold
/səʊld/
/səʊld/
past participle sold
/səʊld/
/səʊld/
-ing form selling
/ˈselɪŋ/
/ˈselɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs

    exchange for money

  1.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to give something to somebody in exchange for money卖出；出让；转让
    • sell (something) I recently sold my bike. 最近我把自行车卖了。
    • His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.他父亲破了产, 一家人只好变卖了房子。
    • The board agreed to sell the company.董事会同意出售公司。
    • The shares were sold in the open market.这些股票在公开市场上出售。
    • 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。
    • sell something to somebody The council is planning to sell the land to developers for housing.该委员会计划将土地出售给开发商用于住房。
    • sell something to somebody for something I sold my car to James for £800.我把汽车 800 英镑卖给了詹姆斯。
    • sell somebody something (for something) I sold James my car for £800.我把汽车 800 英镑卖给了詹姆斯。
    • sell something at something They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it).他们在赢利／亏本的情况下把公司转让了。
    • sell at something They sold at a loss.他们亏本出售。
    • They never buy more than they can sell at a good price.他们购买的数量永远不会超过他们能以好价格出售的数量。
    Homophones cell | sellcell   sell
    /sel/
    /sel/
    • cell noun
      • Genes for human skin exist in every human cell.人类皮肤的基因存在于每个人体细胞中。
    • sell verb
      • He suggests she sell her house and go to Brazil with him.他建议她卖掉房子并和他一起去巴西。
    Extra Examples
    • It will be hard to sell 3 000 tickets.要卖出 3,000 张票可不容易。
    • The company has been forced to sell land to recoup some of the losses.公司被迫出售土地以弥补部份损失。
    • The painting was sold at auction for $11.3 million.这幅画在拍卖会上以 1,130 万美元的价格卖出。
    • The property proved hard to sell.事实证明这个房产难以卖出。
    • They are still trying to sell their house.他们还在尝试把房子卖掉。
    • This medicine is sold over the counter.这种药是非处方药。
    • Your broker has the right to sell your shares.经纪人有权出售你的股票。
    Topics Shoppinga1, Businessa1, Moneya1, Houses and homesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • cheaply
    verb + sell
    • be able to
    • can
    • want to
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • for
    • to
    • …
    phrases
    • sell something at a discount
    • sell something at a loss
    • sell something at a premium
    • …
    adverb
    • cheaply
    2.

    offer for sale

  2.  
     [transitive] to offer something for people to buy出售；售卖
    • sell something Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.多数超级市场都经销各种有机产品。
    • Do you sell stamps?你这儿卖邮票吗？
    • to sell insurance卖保险
    • His books are sold worldwide. 他的书销往世界各地。
    • She decided to sell her work in order to support her family.她决定卖掉自己的作品来养家糊口。
    • They began selling spectacles in 1783.他们从 1783 年起销售眼镜。
    • sell something for/at something We sell these little notebooks at €1 each.我们这些小笔记本每本卖 1 欧元。
    compare cross-selling
    Extra Examples
    • Many banks are willing to buy and sell shares on behalf of customers.许多银行都愿意代理客户买卖股票。
    • 90 percent of the goods sold in its stores were made in Britain.其商店销售的商品 90% 是英国制造的。
    • Increasing numbers of drugs are licensed to be sold over the counter. 越来越多的药品获准在柜台销售。
    Topics Shoppinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • cheaply
    verb + sell
    • be able to
    • can
    • want to
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • for
    • to
    • …
    phrases
    • sell something at a discount
    • sell something at a loss
    • sell something at a premium
    • …
    adverb
    • cheaply
    3.

    be bought

  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…
    • 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。
    • sell something The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week.这本杂志一周售出 30 万册。
    • Their last album sold millions.他们的上一张专辑销量数百万美元。
    • The novel was expected to sell between 1 000 and 1 500 copies.这部小说预计销售 1,000 到 1,500 册。
    • sell for/at something The pens sell for just 50p each.这些钢笔每支只卖 50 便士。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • cheaply
    verb + sell
    • be able to
    • can
    • want to
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • for
    • to
    • …
    phrases
    • sell something at a discount
    • sell something at a loss
    • sell something at a premium
    • …
    adverb
    • cheaply
    4.

    persuade

  4. [intransitive, transitive] to make people want to buy something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。
    • sell something 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] sell something/yourself (to somebody) to persuade somebody that something is a good idea, service, product, etc.; to persuade somebody 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。
    6.

    take money/reward

  6. [transitive] sell yourself (to somebody) (disapproving) to accept money or a reward from somebody for doing something that is against your principles出卖自己；卖身 synonym prostitute
    7. see also sale
    Word OriginOld English sellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja ‘give up, sell’. Early use included the sense ‘give, hand (something) over voluntarily following a request’.
Idioms
be sold on something
  1. (informal) to be very enthusiastic about something热衷于；对…极感兴趣
    • We were really sold on the idea.我们真的很中意这个主意。
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects
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  • build
  • buy
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  • get
  • give
  • leave
  • lend
  • make
  • offer
  • owe
  • pass
  • pay
  • play
  • post
  • promise
  • read
  • refuse
  • sell
  • send
  • show
  • sing
  • take
  • teach
  • tell
  • throw
  • wish
  • write
go/sell like hot cakes
  1. to be bought quickly or in great numbers畅销；热卖
sell your body
  1. to have sex with somebody in exchange for money出卖肉体；卖淫
sell somebody down the river
  1. (informal) to give poor or unfair treatment to somebody you have promised to help出卖（答应要帮助的人） synonym betray
sell off the farm
  1. (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) to sell a country's assets, such as land or property, to foreign owners死；死亡
    • The government is happy to keep selling off the farm.政府很高兴继续出售农场。
sell somebody/buy a pup
  1. (British English, old-fashioned, informal) to sell somebody something/to buy something that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid卖给某人劣质货；买到劣质货
sell somebody/yourself short
  1. to not value somebody/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 soul (to the devil)
  1. to do anything, even something really bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power出卖灵魂（或良心）Topics Successc2

sell

noun
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[singular] (informal)
  1. a hard, tough, easy, etc. sell something that is difficult/easy to persuade people to buy or accept难卖（或好卖等）的商品；令人难以（或容易等）接受的事物
    • This policy is going to be a tough sell to the public.这一政策将很难使公众接受。
    see also hard sell
  2. (British English) 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。
    3. Word OriginOld English sellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja ‘give up, sell’. Early use included the sense ‘give, hand (something) over voluntarily following a request’.
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