sell

verb

换取金钱 exchange for money

1. 出让；转让
   to give sth to sb in exchange for money
   1. 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。
   2. I sold James my car for £800.
      我以800英镑把我的汽车卖给了詹姆斯。
   3. They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it) .
      他们把公司让出赢利 / 亏本让出。
   4. 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。

出售 offer for sale

2. 出售；售卖
   to offer sth for people to buy
   1. Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.
      多数超级市场都经销一系列有机产品。
   2. Do you sell stamps?
      你这儿卖邮票吗？
   3. to sell insurance
      卖保险

售出；销售 be bought

3. 销售得…；卖出…；售价是…
   to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned
   1. The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week.
      这份杂志一周售出30万册。
   2. The book sold well and was reprinted many times.
      这本书销路不错，重印了好多次。
   3. The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it) .
      新款式无人问津。
   4. The pens sell for just 50p each.
      这些钢笔每支只卖50便士。

推动 persuade

4. 促销；推销
   to make people want to buy sth
   1. You may not like it but advertising sells.
      你可以不喜欢广告，但它能促销。
   2. 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. 推荐；推销；自荐；自我推销
   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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

收受钱财 / 报酬 take money/reward

6. 出卖自己；卖身
   to accept money or a reward from sb for doing sth that is against your principles

noun

1. 让人失望的东西
   something that is not as good as it seemed to be
   1. 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。

1. VERB 卖;出让;转让
   If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money.
   1. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books...
      我把我所有的东西都卖掉了，只剩下汽车和书。
   2. His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews...
      他的继承人把这幅画卖给了伦敦艺术品经销商阿格纽斯。
   3. The directors sold the business for £14.8 million...
      董事们把该公司以 1,480 万英镑的价格转让。
   4. It's not a very good time to sell at the moment.
      现在出售时机不太好。
2. VERB (商店)经售，出售
   If a shop sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there.
   1. It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs...
      这里出售各种商品，从发带到东方小地毯应有尽有。
   2. Bean sprouts are also sold in cans.
      也有罐装豆芽出售。
3. VERB 以…的价格出售;售价是…
   If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it.
   1. Unmodernised property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value.
      没有装备现代化设施的房地产能够卖到它配置了现代化设施情况下的市价的 40%。
   2. ... grain sells at 10 times usual prices.
      粮食售价是平常的 10 倍。
4. VERB 有销路;大量卖出
   If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities.
   1. Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change...
      即使这张专辑得不到市场和评论家的青睐，我们也不会作出任何改变。
   2. The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas.
      这个公司相信这些产品在圣诞节前夕一定会畅销。
5. VERB 促进…的销路;推销
   Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product.
   1. It is only the sensational that sells news magazines.
      只有轰动性的事件才能促进新闻杂志的销售。
   2. ...car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn't sell.
      汽车生产商长期奉行的座右铭——安全性并不意味着畅销
6. VERB 使接受;使采纳
   If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one.
   1. She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder...
      她努力说服我买一台自己的碎纸机。
   2. She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients...
      她希望能让客户们接受这个想法。
   3. An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future...
      一名雇员让他认识到有线电视是未来的传播媒介。
   4. You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning.
      你知道，刚开始我并不同意来参加这次旅行。
7. PHRASE 出卖肉体;卖淫
   If someone sells their body, they have sex for money.
   1. 85 per cent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living.
      85%的人说如果存在其他选择，他们不会出卖肉体谋生。
8. PHRASE (为获得个人利益或好处而)出卖，背叛
   If someone sells you down the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage.
   1. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.
      他被那些本应该保护他的人出卖了。
9. PHRASE 低估;轻视;怠慢
   If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should.
   1. They need to improve their image — they are selling themselves short...
      他们需要提升自己的形象——他们是在自贬身价。
   2. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.
      如此过分地怠慢他们的崇拜者令人无法接受。
10. PHRASE 出卖灵魂(或良心)
    If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles.
    1. ...a man who would sell his soul for political viability.
       为了升官晋爵甘愿出卖良心的人
11. to sell like hot cakes → see: cake

1. They sell materials for DIY mosaics and ready-made panels.
   他们出售自己动手做镶嵌画所需材料和现成的镶板。
2. The Indians brought in exquisite beadwork to sell
   印第安人带了精美的珠饰来卖。
3. If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights.
   如果在你这块地底下发现了石油或金子，你可以把采矿权卖掉。
4. You can sell it to them at a set wholesale price, allowing them to mark it up for retail
   你可以以固定的批发价出售给他们，这样他们可以提高零售价格。
5. I am prepared to sell my shares at a nominal price
   我做好了以极低价格卖掉自己股份的准备。
6. They sell used and reconditioned motorcycle parts.
   他们出售二手的和翻新的摩托车零件。
7. The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas.
   公司相信在圣诞节前这些产品的销路会不错。
8. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books
   我把我所有的东西都卖掉了，只剩下汽车和书。
9. His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews
   他的继承人把这幅画卖给了伦敦艺术品经销商阿格纽斯。
10. The directors sold the business for £ 14.8 million
    董事们把该公司以1,480万英镑的价格转让。
11. It's not a very good time to sell at the moment.
    现在出售时机不太好。
12. It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs
    这里出售各种商品，从发带到东方小地毯应有尽有。
13. Bean sprouts are also sold in cans.
    也有罐装豆芽出售。
14. Unmodernised property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value.
    没有装备现代化设施的房地产能够卖到它配置了现代化设施情况下的市价的40%。
15. Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change
    即使这张专辑得不到市场和评论家的青睐，我们也不会作出任何改变。
16. It is only the sensational that sells news magazines.
    只有轰动性的事件才能促进新闻杂志的销售。
17. She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder
    她努力说服我买一台自己的碎纸机。
18. She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients
    她希望能让客户们接受这个想法。
19. An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future
    一名雇员让他认识到有线电视是未来的传播媒介。
20. You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning.
    你知道，刚开始我并不同意来参加这次旅行。
21. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.
    他被那些本应该保护他的人出卖了。
22. They need to improve their image — they are selling themselves short
    他们需要提升自己的形象——他们是在自贬身价。
23. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.
    如此过分地怠慢他们的崇拜者令人无法接受。
24. I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.
    我认为更多的顾客也许更喜欢软性推销。
25. I'm very tempted to sell my house
    我很想把我的房子卖掉。
26. You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.
    你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。
27. The newspaper broke a written agreement not to sell certain photographs
    这家报纸违反了不出售某些摄影作品的书面协议。
28. If you're willing to sell, we'll buy.
    你愿意卖，我们就买。
29. He decided to sell out his shares in that company.
    他决定卖掉在那家公司的股份。

sell sth↔off

1. 甩卖；抛售；变卖
   to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them or because you need the money
2. 出售，卖掉（产业、公司或土地）
   to sell all or part of an industry, a company or land
   1. 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。
   2. I sold James my car for £800.
      我以800英镑把我的汽车卖给了詹姆斯。
   3. They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it) .
      他们把公司让出赢利 / 亏本让出。
   4. 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 sth↔on

1. （买进后不久）转售，转让
   to sell to sb else sth that you have bought not long before
   1. Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.
      多数超级市场都经销一系列有机产品。
   2. Do you sell stamps?
      你这儿卖邮票吗？
   3. to sell insurance
      卖保险

sell out

be sold out

1. 售完
   to be all sold

sell out (of sth)

be sold out (of sth)

1. 售空，卖光（某种商品、门票等）；脱销
   to have sold all the available items, tickets, etc.

sell out (to sb/sth)

1. 背叛信念；背弃原则
   to change or give up your beliefs or principles
2. 出售（财产、企业等）
   to sell your business or a part of your business
   1. 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。

sell up

sell sth↔up

1. 卖光（家当、企业等）
   to sell your home, possessions, business, etc., usually because you are leaving the country or retiring

v.

be sold on sth

• 热衷于；对…极感兴趣
  to be very enthusiastic about sth

sell your body

• 出卖肉体；卖淫
  to have sex with sb in exchange for money

sell sb down the river

• 出卖（答应要帮助的人）
  to give poor or unfair treatment to sb you have promised to help

sell sb/yourself short

• 低估，轻视，小瞧（某人或自己）
  to not value sb/yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them/yourself

sell your soul (to the devil)

• 出卖灵魂（或良心）
  to do anything, even sth bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power

go/sell like hot cakes

• 畅销
  to sell quickly or in great numbers

sell sb/buy a pup

• 卖给…（或买到）伪劣货
  to sell sb or be sold sth that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid

noun

1. the activity of persuading someone to buy
   1. it was a hard sell

verb

1. persuade somebody to accept something
   1. The French try to sell us their image as great lovers

2. give up for a price or reward
   1. She sold her principles for a successful career

3. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
   1. He sold his house in January
   2. She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit

4. do business
   1. She deals in gold
   2. The brothers sell shoes

   Synonym:    dealtrade

5. deliver to an enemy by treachery
   1. Judas sold Jesus
   2. The spy betrayed his country

   Synonym:    betray

6. be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
   1. These books sell like hot cakes

7. be responsible for the sale of
   1. All her publicity sold the products

8. be approved of or gain acceptance
   1. The new idea sold well in certain circles