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BNC: 461 COCA: 443

sell

1 sell /ˈsɛl/ verb
sells; sold /ˈsoʊld/ ; selling
1 sell
/ˈsɛl/
verb
sells; sold /ˈsoʊld/ ; selling
Learner's definition of SELL
: to exchange (something) for money卖;出售;转让
[+ object]
[no object]
opposite buy
[+ object] : to make (something) available to be bought销售;出售
[no object] : to be able to be bought for a particular price以…价钱出售+ for or at
[no object] : to be bought by someone or by many people被购买;有销路
[+ object]used to say how many copies of something have been sold用以销售(一定数量)
: to cause people to want to buy (something) : to cause the sale of (something)推销;使有销路
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to persuade someone to accept or approve of (something or someone)使被接受;使被采纳

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
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
often used as (be) sold on常用作(be) sold on

sell out

[phrasal verb]
: to be bought until no more are available : to be entirely sold被卖完;被买光
: to sell the entire amount of something卖完;卖光
be sold out : to have sold the entire amount of something全部卖完
often + of
sell (something) out or sell out (something) : to sell all of (something)卖光(某物)
: to sell all that you own of a business, company, etc.出售(企业、公司份额等)
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
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
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

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

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)

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
2 sell /ˈsɛl/ noun
plural sells
2 sell
/ˈsɛl/
noun
plural sells
Learner's definition of SELL
[count] chiefly US
: something that is soldused 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
see also hard sell, soft sell
BNC: 461 COCA: 443

sell

1 of 4

verb

sold ˈsōld How to pronounce sell (audio) ; selling

transitive verb

1
: to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray
often used with out
sell out their country
2
a(1)
: to give up (property) to another for something of value (such as money)
(2)
: to offer for sale
b
: to give up in return for something else especially foolishly or dishonorably
sold his birthright for a mess of pottage
c
: to exact a price for
sold their lives dearly
3
a
: to deliver into slavery for money
b
: to give into the power of another
sold his soul to the devil
c
: to deliver the personal services of for money
4
: to dispose of or manage for profit instead of in accordance with conscience, justice, or duty
sold their votes
5
a
: to develop a belief in the truth, value, or desirability of : gain acceptance for
trying to sell a program to the Congress
b
: to persuade or influence to a course of action or to the acceptance of something
sell children on reading
6
: to impose on : cheat
7
a
: to cause or promote the sale of
using television advertising to sell cereal
b
: to make or attempt to make sales to
c
: to influence or induce to make a purchase
8
: to achieve a sale of
sold a million copies

intransitive verb

1
: to dispose of something by sale
thinks now is a good time to sell
2
: to achieve a sale
also : to achieve satisfactory sales
hoped that the new line would sell
3
: to have a specified price
sellable adjective

sell

2 of 4

noun (1)

1
: a deliberate deception : hoax
2
: the act or an instance of selling
3
: something to be sold or caused to be accepted
the new mystery novel was an easy sell
also : someone to whom something is sold
the new purchasing agent was a tough sell

sell

3 of 4

noun (2)

variants or selle
archaic
: saddle

sell

4 of 4

chiefly Scottish variant of self

Phrases
sell down the river
: to betray the faith of
sell short
1
: to make a short sale
2
: to fail to value properly : underestimate

Example Sentences

Verb He buys and remodels houses and then sells them at a profit. Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell. Only a few stores sell that type of equipment.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old English sellan; akin to Old High German sellen to sell, Greek helein to take

Noun (2)

Middle English selle, from Anglo-French sele, from Latin sella — more at settle

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sell was before the 12th century
BNC: 461 COCA: 443
sell

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SELL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBcheaply廉價銷售VERB + SELLbe able to, can能夠/可以出售want to打算出售plan to計劃出售try to力圖出售They are still trying to sell their house.他們還在嘗試把房子賣掉。be expected to, expect to預計/希望銷售The novel was expected to sell between 1 000 and 1 500 copies.這部小說預計銷售 1,000 到 1,500 冊。be willing to願意出售be forced to被迫出售The company has been forced to sell land to recoup some of the losses.公司被迫出售土地以彌補部份損失。be difficult to, be hard to難以售出;不好賣It will be hard to sell 3 000 tickets.要賣出 3,000 張票可不容易。The property was hard to sell.這處房產不好賣。have the right to sell有權出售Your broker has the right to sell your shares.經紀人有權出售你的股票。PREPOSITIONat以⋯價格賣出We sell these little notebooks at €1 each.這些小筆記本我們賣 1 歐元一本。for以⋯的價格出售They sold their house for $847 000.他們的房子賣了 847,000 美元。to賣給⋯She sold her car to a friend.她把車賣給了一個朋友。PHRASESsell sth at a discount, sell sth at a loss, sell sth at a premium, sell sth at a profit減價/賠本/高價/獲利出售⋯Some of these cars are actually being sold at a loss.這些車有的其實是賠本出售的。be sold at auction拍賣The painting was sold at auction for $11.3 million.這幅畫在拍賣會上以 1,130 萬美元的價格賣出。be sold over the counter不憑處方出售This medicine is sold over the counter.這種藥是非處方藥。buy and sell (sth)買賣(某物)Many banks are willing to buy and sell shares on behalf of customers.許多銀行都願意代理客戶買賣股票。sell sb into slavery把某人賣為奴隸The boys were sold into slavery.這些男孩被賣為奴。
sell

verb

sell sth offADVERBcheaply降價處理Derelict inner-city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing.破敗陳舊的內城區地塊可以廉價出售,以興建住房。

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