sale
/seɪl/noun
1
- mass noun the exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something卖, 出售：
we withdrew it from sale
我们把它撤下不卖了
count noun the sale has fallen through.这桩买卖已经告吹。
1.1
sales
a quantity or amount sold销售量, 销售额：price cuts failed to boost sales.
减价没能增加销量。
1.2
sales
the activity or business of selling products销售活动, 销售：director of sales and marketing.
市场销售总监。
2
- an event for the rapid disposal of goods at reduced prices for a period, especially at the end of a season（尤指季末的）廉价出售, 贱卖：
a closing-down sale.
歇业大甩卖。
2.1
- often with modifier a public or charitable event at which goods are sold义卖。
2.2
- a public auction拍卖。
短语
(up) for sale
- offered for purchase; to be bought供出售; 待售：
cars for sale at reasonable prices.
价位合理的待售小轿车。
on sale
1
- offered for purchase供出售; 上市：
the November issue is on sale now.
11月号的杂志现在已经有售。
1.1
- N. Amer. offered for purchase at a reduced price〈北美〉削价出售。
sale or return
- usu. as modifier Brit. an arrangement by which a purchaser takes a quantity of goods with the right of returning surplus goods without payment〈英〉剩货包退, 可退货经售：
booksellers normally order books on a sale-or-return basis.
书商通常根据剩货包退的原则定购图书。
词源
late Old English sala, from Old Norse sala, of Germanic origin; related to SELL.