| 词汇 | sell |
| 释义 | sell (noun) sell 13 ENTRIES FOUND: sell (verb) sell (noun) sell-by date (noun) selling point (noun) selling price (noun) sell-off (noun) hard sell (noun) soft sell (noun) best seller (noun) pup (noun) river (noun) short (adverb) soul (noun) 1 sell /ˈsɛl/ verb sells; sold /ˈsoʊld/ ; selling 1 sell /ˈsɛl/ verb sells; sold /ˈsoʊld/ ; selling Learner's definition of SELL 1 : to exchange (something) for money卖；出售；转让 [+ object] He sold his car.他把汽车卖了。 He buys and remodels houses and then sells them at a profit.他购买房子，加以改造，再出售获利。 She sold him a watch for $20. = She sold a watch to him for $20.她将手表以20美元的价格卖给了他。 [no object] Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell.股票价格在上升，正是抛售的好时机。 — opposite buy 2 [+ object] : to make (something) available to be bought销售；出售 Only a few stores sell that type of equipment.那种类型的设备只在少数几家商店销售。 She sells insurance. [=she has the job of selling insurance to people]她是卖保险的。 He is selling his car for $1,000. [=he is offering his car for sale at a price of $1,000]他想把自己的汽车卖掉，要价1000美元。 3 [no object] : to be able to be bought for a particular price以…价钱出售 — + for or at Those cookies sell for a dollar apiece.那些曲奇饼卖一美元一块。 All items in the store are selling at half price.这家商店的所有商品都半价出售。 4 a [no object] : to be bought by someone or by many people被购买；有销路 That house still hasn't sold. [=no one has bought that house]那所房子至今还没有卖出。 The houses in that neighborhood aren't selling. [=people aren't buying the houses that are for sale in that neighborhood]那个街区的房子都没有销路。 They hope the new version will sell better than the old one. [=they hope that more people will buy the new version]他们希望新版比旧版畅销。 The dictionary is selling well. [=many people are buying copies of the dictionary]这本词典卖得很好。 The newest model just didn't sell. [=very few people bought it]最新款式就是没什么人买。 b [+ object] — used to say how many copies of something have been sold用以销售（一定数量） Their first album sold more than a million copies. [=more than a million copies of the album were bought]他们第一张专辑的销售量超过了一百方张。 5 : to cause people to want to buy (something) : to cause the sale of (something)推销；使有销路 [+ object] His name on the cover sells the book.封面上印着他的名字使这本书很有销路。 [no object] Good advertising sells.好广告能推动销售。 6 [+ object] : to persuade someone to accept or approve of (something or someone)使被接受；使被采纳 He had a difficult time selling his theory to other scientists.在说服其他科学家接受自己理论的过程中，他经历过一段艰难的时期。 You will really have to sell yourself at the interview to get that job.为得到工作，你必须在面试时全力推销自己。 sell a pup — see pup sell off [phrasal verb] sell (something) off or sell off (something) : to sell (something) especially for a low price in order to get rid of it quickly or to get money that you need低价出售；廉价出让 He sold off his car so he could move overseas.为移居海外，他低价把汽车卖掉了。 The family plans to sell some of the property off.这家人计划低价出售部分财产。 — see also sell-off sell on [phrasal verb] sell (someone) on (something) : to persuade (someone) to be interested in and excited about (something)向…宣传（或推销）；使…有兴趣 He tried to sell them on the value of the project he was proposing.他努力让他们认识到他所提出的项目的价值。 — often used as (be) sold on常用作(be) sold on She wasn't sold on the idea. [=she wasn't convinced that it was a good idea]她没有被说服，并不认为这是个好主意。 sell out [phrasal verb] 1 a : to be bought until no more are available : to be entirely sold被卖完；被买光 Tickets to the concert sold out quickly.音乐会的门票很快就卖光了。 The book has sold out in stores across the country.这本书在全国所有书店均已售罄。 b : to sell the entire amount of something卖完；卖光 Many stores sold out quickly when the book was first published.这本书首次发行时，大部分的书店很快就销售一空。 The concert sold out quickly. [=all the tickets to the concert were quickly bought]音乐会门票很快就卖光了。 c be sold out : to have sold the entire amount of something全部卖完 “Are there any more tickets?” “No, I'm sorry. We're (all) sold out.” [=we've sold all the tickets]“还有票吗？”“对不起，票（都）卖光了。” — often + of The store was sold out of milk again. [=there was no milk at the store because it had all been sold]商店的牛奶再一次销售一空。 d sell (something) out or sell out (something) : to sell all of (something)卖光（某物） The tickets were (all) sold out quickly. [=all of the tickets were sold quickly]门票很快就卖光了。 2 : to sell all that you own of a business, company, etc.出售（企业、公司份额等） In the end, the other owners forced her to sell out.最后，其他所有者逼迫她出售她的全部份额。 3 disapproving : to do something that does not agree with your beliefs, values, etc., especially in order to make money（尤指为赚钱）背弃信念，违背原则 Many of the band's fans accused them of selling out when they started appearing in television commercials.当这个乐队出现在电视商业广告中时，许多粉丝指责他们背弃原则。 The union sees the deal as selling out to management. [=the union sees the deal as going against their principles and favoring management]工会认为这桩交易违背了他们的原则，祖护了资方。 4 sell (someone) out or sell out (someone) informal : to do something that harms or causes trouble for (someone who trusted you) in order to get something for yourself : to betray (someone)出卖；背叛 She sold out her accomplices [=she told police who her accomplices were] in exchange for a lower sentence.为减轻刑罚，她供出了同伙。 — see also sellout, sold-out sell (someone) down the river informal : to do something that harms (someone who trusted you) especially in order to get something for yourself : to betray (someone)出卖某人 I can't believe my best friend would sell me down the river.我不相信我最好的朋友竟会出卖我。 sell (someone or something) short : to put too low a value on the ability, importance, or quality of (someone or something)看轻；低估；小看 Don't sell yourself short. You have some great skills and experience.不要看轻自己。你有了不起的技术，而且经验丰富。 I think you're selling the book short; it's a lot more interesting than that.我认为你太贬低这本书了；它比你说的有趣得多。 sell up [phrasal verb] British : to sell your possessions, business, etc., especially so that you can move away变卖资产；出售（所有货物） They were forced to sell up and go out of business.他们被迫变卖资产，关门大吉。 sell your body : to accept money in exchange for sex出卖肉体（以赚钱） sell your soul (to the devil) : to gain wealth, success, power, etc., by doing something bad or dishonest出卖灵魂 He has sold his soul (to the devil) for fame and prosperity.他为了名誉和财富出卖了自己的灵魂。 2 sell /ˈsɛl/ noun plural sells 2 sell /ˈsɛl/ noun plural sells Learner's definition of SELL [count] chiefly US : something that is sold — used to say that it is easy or difficult to get people to buy or accept something推销品，销售品（表示很难或很容易劝说人们购买或接受的事物） — usually singular通常用单数 Her new novel was an easy sell. [=her new novel sold well; many people wanted to buy it]她的新小说卖得很火。 We need to raise taxes, but that's a tough sell. [=it's hard to persuade people to accept a tax increase]我们需要提高税收，但这让人们很难接受。 — see also hard sell, soft sell |
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