selling

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. She got a job as a sales assistant selling handbags.
   她得到了一份手提包售货员的工作。
2. I was selling drugs, but I didn't think I was a bad person
   我贩卖毒品，但我并不觉得自己是个坏人。
3. Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance
   当软件公司的老板比卖保险强多了。
4. When it comes to soft drinks Coca-Cola is the biggest selling brand name in Britain.
   说到软饮料，可口可乐在英国是最大的畅销品牌。
5. Minebea ended up selling its controlling interest in both firms.
   美蓓亚集团最后将其在两家公司的控股权都出售了。
6. The stuff was selling like crazy
   这东西卖疯了。
7. Funds raised through selling these magazines are creamed off to support armed violence.
   通过出售这些杂志筹集到的资金现在被用来支持武装暴乱。
8. They're always selling off stuff like that dirt cheap
   他们总是以非常便宜的价格把类似那样的东西处理掉。
9. It's a very emotional issue. How can you advocate selling the ivory from elephants?
   这是个很容易激起公愤的话题。你怎么能够鼓吹贩卖象牙？
10. Tickets were selling at twice their face value.
    这些票以其面值两倍的价钱售出。
11. By yesterday she was selling off stock at half price
    到昨天为止她一直在以半价抛售股票。
12. His best selling line is the cheapest lager at £ 1.99.
    他最畅销的产品是最便宜的只卖1.99英镑的贮藏啤酒。
13. Last year he netted a cool 3 million pounds by selling his holdings
    去年他通过出售自己持有的股份获得了整整300万英镑的净收入。
14. If you are selling your property, why not call us for a free valuation without obligation?
    如果您打算出售房产，何不打电话让我们作免费估价呢？
15. He has profited by selling his holdings to other investors
    他将自己的股票卖给其他投资者，从中获利。
16. If the scheme appears to be a pyramid selling scam, have nothing to do with it.
    如果这个计划看起来像是一个传销骗局，那就不要参与。
17. More cash will be saved by shutting studios and selling outside-broadcast vehicles
    通过关闭演播室和出售实况转播车将节省更多资金。
18. It's a new shop selling discounted lines and seconds.
    这是家新开的商店，出售打折商品和等外品。
19. I must see about selling the house.
    我必须安排房子的销售事宜。
20. The company is selling off some sites and concentrating on cutting debts
    该公司正在变卖几块地皮，全力削减债务。
21. Museums have now been shamed out of selling the treasures from their collections.
    博物馆现在已经深感羞愧，不再变卖他们收藏的珍宝了。
22. Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
    一些供应商赔本销售存货。
23. Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices.
    做市商靠赚取买卖价差生存。
24. Banning cigarette advertising would be unconstitutional, since selling cigarettes is legal.
    既然出售香烟是合法的，那么禁止做香烟广告就是违宪的。
25. The co-defendants are charged with selling worthless junk bonds to thousands of unsuspecting depositors.
    此案的共同被告因向数千不明真相的存款人出售毫无价值的垃圾债券而被起诉。
26. Selling was my game and I intended to be a winner.
    销售是我的老本行，我想做一个成功的销售者。
27. Money is a medium for buying and selling.
    钱是用来买卖的一种媒介。
28. The book has been selling like hot cakes. The publishers are going to reprint it.
    这本书一直畅销，出版社将再版。
29. He is imprisoned for stealing and selling the bicycles.
    他因盗卖自行车而被判刑。
30. In a big department store, there are numerous departments selling different kinds of goods.
    大百货公司里有许多部门分售各类商品。

noun

1. the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

   Synonym:    merchandisingmarketing