sells; sold /ˈsoʊld/ ; selling sells; sold /ˈsoʊld/ ; selling Learner's definition of SELL
1
: to exchange (something) for money卖;出售;转让 [+ object]
[no object]
— 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 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) 5
: to cause people to want to buy (something) : to cause the sale of (something)推销;使有销路 [+ object]
[no object]
6
[+ object] : to persuade someone to accept or approve of (something or someone)使被接受;使被采纳
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] 1
a : to be bought until no more are available : to be entirely sold被卖完;被买光 b : to sell the entire amount of something卖完;卖光 c be sold out : to have sold the entire amount of something全部卖完 —
often + of d sell (something) out or sell out (something) : to sell all of (something)卖光(某物) 2
: to sell all that you own of a business, company, etc.出售(企业、公司份额等) 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 — 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
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