sales

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. 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. The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and February.
   这一举措旨在增加1月和2月预订高峰期的销售量。
3. In 1987, McDonald's captured 19 percent of all fast-food sales
   1987年，麦当劳占据了整个快餐业销售额的19%。
4. The dollar's recent strength is crimping overseas sales and profits.
   美元最近的坚挺影响了国外的销量和利润。
5. He moved to the sales department.
   他转到了销售部。
6. Sales to the British forces are expected to drop off
   预计对英国军队的销售量会减少。
7. The disappointing sales figures foreshadow more redundancies
   令人失望的销售额预示着会有更多人被裁员。
8. The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants.
   被解雇的管理人员包括前销售经理、主管和会计。
9. Income from sales tax went down
   来自销售税的收入下降了。
10. Higher sales have not helped profits, however.
    然而，销售量的增加并没有推动利润。
11. The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales.
    这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。
12. The group became a sales juggernaut in the commodity options business.
    这个集团成为了商品期权交易市场的销售巨头。
13. Retail sales dipped 6/ 10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars
    上月零售额下降了千分之六，主要是因为美国人买汽车少了。
14. The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.
    经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。
15. The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors.
    这个方法实际上杜绝了向未成年人出售香烟的现象。
16. Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month
    上个月销售额上升了0.4%。
17. We aim to increase sales by 10 per cent
    我们的目标是将销售额提高10%。
18. Mazda needs to reposition itself if it is to boost its sales and reputation.
    要想提升销量和声誉，马自达公司需要对自己重新定位。
19. The firm's sales of repossessed properties is up by 40 per cent.
    这家公司收回房产的销售额上升了40%。
20. Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
    去年零售额只上升了3.8%。
21. Furniture and carpet retailers are among those reporting the sharpest annual decline in sales.
    据称年销售额下滑幅度最大的零售商中包括家具和地毯零售商。
22. She was their Dusseldorf sales manager.
    她是他们驻杜塞尔多夫的销售部经理。
23. 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。
24. Sales shot up by 9% last month
    销售量上个月猛增了9%。
25. When the final numbers are tallied, sales will almost certainly have fallen.
    等到最终的数字统计出来后，几乎可以肯定销售额下降了。
26. Unit sales of T-shirts increased 6%.
    T恤的单位产品销售量增加了6%。
27. Computers give them up-to-the-minute information on sales and stocks.
    计算机为他们提供最新的销量和股票方面的信息。
28. Charity shops and jumble sales welcome usable clothes
    慈善商店和义卖活动欢迎大家捐助能穿的衣服。
29. Sales have dropped off.
    销售量下降了。

noun

1. income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

   Synonym:    gross salesgross revenue