sale

noun

1. 出售；销售
   an act or the process of selling sth
   1. regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages
      含酒精饮料的销售管理条例
   2. I haven't made a sale all week.
      整整一个星期我什么也没卖出去。
   3. She gets 10% commission on each sale.
      每笔生意她得10%的佣金。
2. 销售量
   the number of items sold
   1. Retail sales fell in November by 10%.
      十一月份零售额下降10%。
   2. Export sales were up by 32% last year.
      去年出口销售额增长了32%。
   3. the sales figures for May
      五月份的销售数字
   4. a sales drive/campaign (= a special effort to sell more)
      推销 / 促销活动
3. 销售部
   the part of a company that deals with selling its products
   1. a sales and marketing director
      市场销售部经理
   2. She works in sales/in the sales department.
      她在销售部工作。
   3. The Weldon Group has a 6 000 strong sales force .
      威尔登集团有6 000人的销售队伍。
4. 特价销售；廉价出售；大减价
   an occasion when a shop/store sells its goods at a lower price than usual
   1. The sale starts next week.
      特价促销从下星期开始。
   2. the January sales
      元月大减价
   3. I bought a coat in the sales .
      我在大减价时买了一件外套。
   4. sale prices
      特价
5. 销售活动；（尤指）拍卖
   an occasion when goods are sold, especially an auction
   1. a contemporary art sale
      当代艺术品拍卖会

1. N-SING 卖;销售
   The sale of goods is the act of selling them for money.
   1. Efforts were made to limit the sale of alcohol.
      过去曾采取措施限制酒的销售。
   2. ...a proposed arms sale to Saudi Arabia...
      拟议对沙特阿拉伯出售武器
   3. He had never intended living there after his wife's death and immediately set about trying to make a sale.
      妻子去世后他就不打算住在那里了，因此马上着手要将其卖掉。
2. N-PLURAL 销售额;销售量
   The sales of a product are the quantity of it that is sold.
   1. The newspaper has sales of 1.72 million.
      该报纸有 172 万份的销量。
   2. ...the huge Christmas sales of computer games.
      电脑游戏在圣诞期间的巨额销量
   3. ...retail sales figures.
      零售额
3. N-PLURAL (公司产品的)销售工作
   The part of a company that deals with sales deals with selling the company's products.
   1. Until 1983 he worked in sales and marketing...
      1983 年之前，他一直在市场营销部工作。
   2. She was their Dusseldorf sales manager.
      她是他们驻杜塞尔多夫的销售部经理。
4. N-COUNT 减价出售;大减价;贱卖
   A sale is an occasion when a shop sells things at less than their normal price.
   1. ...a pair of jeans bought half-price in a sale...
      打折时半价买的一条牛仔裤
   2. Many stores have started their January sales a month early.
      许多商店提前一个月就开始了一月份的特价促销活动。
5. N-COUNT 拍卖;拍卖会
   A sale is an event when goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
   1. The painting was bought by dealers at the Christie's sale.
      这幅油画在佳士得的拍卖会上被交易商拍走。
6. See also: car boot sale jumble sale
7. PHRASE 供出售;待售
   If something is for sale, it is being offered to people to buy.
   1. His former home is for sale at £495,000...
      他的旧居要以 49.5 万英镑的价格出售。
   2. There was a Leica camera for sale in the window...
      橱窗里有架莱卡相机待售。
   3. The company is not for sale.
      该公司不准备出售。
8. PHRASE 出售;上市
   Products that are on sale can be bought in shops.
   1. English textbooks and dictionaries are on sale everywhere...
      英语教材和词典到处都有卖的。
   2. All tickets go on sale this Friday.
      所有票在本星期五开始销售。
9. PHRASE 折价销售;减价出售
   If products in a shop are on sale, they can be bought for less than their normal price.
   1. He bought a sports jacket on sale at Gowings Men's Store.
      他在高英斯男装店买了一件打折的运动上衣。
10. PHRASE 供出售;待售;转让
    If a property or company is up for sale, its owner is trying to sell it.
    1. The castle has been put up for sale.
       该城堡已经对外出售。

1. There are 32 different kinds of chocolate on sale along with the bread and cakes.
   有32种不同的巧克力与面包和蛋糕一起出售。
2. The sale will be made to the highest bidder subject to a reserve price being attained.
   只要达到了拍卖底价，标的物就会出售给出价最高的竞买人。
3. He blended in with the crowd at the art sale.
   他混入了艺术品拍卖会的人群中。
4. At the same time, the press bubbles with stories of the sale of Russian arms to Serbia
   与此同时，报纸上登满了俄罗斯向塞尔维亚出售武器的报道。
5. The tickets will be on sale from somewhere else because the agencies have bought them up.
   因为代理商把这些票都买断了，所以只能到别处买了。
6. Like any other commodity, pedigree dogs are covered by the Sale of Goods Act.
   像其他商品一样，纯种狗的买卖同样受《货物买卖法》的约束。
7. Demand-chain management captures information on consumer behaviour at the point of sale and feeds it up the supply chain.
   需求环节的管理层会捕捉销售点顾客购物行为的信息，然后把信息再反馈给供应环节。
8. The sale has been held up because the price is reckoned to be too high.
   销售陷入停滞，因为大家认为价格太高了。
9. A tenant may have a right of first refusal if a property is offered for sale.
   若房产要出售，承租人可以有优先购买权。
10. Efforts were made to limit the sale of alcohol.
    过去曾采取措施限制酒的销售。
11. He had never intended living there after his wife's death and immediately set about trying to make a sale.
    妻子去世后他就不打算住在那里了，因此马上着手要将其卖掉。
12. The newspaper has sales of 1.72 million.
    该报纸有172万份的销量。
13. Until 1983 he worked in sales and marketing
    1983年之前，他一直在市场营销部工作。
14. She was their Dusseldorf sales manager.
    她是他们驻杜塞尔多夫的销售部经理。
15. Many stores have started their January sales a month early.
    许多商店提前一个月就开始了一月份的特价促销活动。
16. The painting was bought by dealers at the Christie's sale.
    这幅油画在佳士得的拍卖会上被交易商拍走。
17. The company is not for sale.
    该公司不准备出售。
18. English textbooks and dictionaries are on sale everywhere
    英语教材和词典到处都有卖的。
19. All tickets go on sale this Friday.
    所有票在本星期五开始销售。
20. He bought a sports jacket on sale at Gowings Men's Store.
    他在高英斯男装店买了一件打折的运动上衣。
21. The castle has been put up for sale.
    该城堡已经对外出售。
22. I'll sell at a discount in return for a speedy sale.
    为了尽快售出，我会打折销售。
23. We took the decision to withdraw a quantity of stock from sale.
    我们决定将一批存货下架。
24. He made a huge profit from the sale of shares purchased in January under the company's stock option program.
    他出手了自己1月份根据公司的优先认股方案购买的股票，赚了一大笔钱。
25. The new products will first be put on trial sale in this city.
    这种新产品将在本市先行试销。
26. The new commemorative stamps will be put on sale next week.
    新的纪念邮票将于下星期发售。
27. All the exhibits for sale here are new products.
    这里展销的尽是新产品。
28. The store keeps a large stock of goods for winter sale.
    这家商店库存大批货物，供冬季销售。
29. They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.
    他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。

n.

for sale

• 待售；供出售（尤指从主人手里）
  available to be bought, especially from the owner
  1. I'm sorry, it's not for sale.
     抱歉，这个不卖。
  2. They've put their house up for sale .
     他们的房子现在出售。
  3. an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale
     用于售卖的被盗车辆在数量上的增加
  4. a ‘for sale’ sign
     “待售”标志

on sale

• （常用于商店）出售，上市
  available to be bought, especially in a shop/store
  1. Tickets are on sale from the booking office.
     售票处正在售票。
  2. The new model goes on sale next month.
     新款下月上市。
• 折价销售；减价出售
  being offered at a reduced price
  1. All video equipment is on sale today and tomorrow.
     所有录像设备今明两天降价出售。

(on) sale or return

• 剩货包退（任何售不出去的商品均可退给供货商）
  supplied with the agreement that any item that is not sold can be sent back without having to be paid for

noun

1. a particular instance of selling
   1. he has just made his first sale
   2. they had to complete the sale before the banks closed

2. the general activity of selling
   1. they tried to boost sales
   2. laws limit the sale of handguns

3. an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
   1. they held a sale to reduce their inventory
   2. I got some great bargains at their annual sale

   Synonym:    cut-rate salesales event

4. an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
   1. the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office

   Synonym:    sales agreement

5. the state of being purchasable
   1. you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies
   2. the new line of cars will soon be on sale