sell
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money. 卖
Catlin sold the paintings to Philadelphia industrialist Joseph Harrison. 卡特林把这些画卖给了费城实业家约瑟夫·哈里森。
The directors sold the business for $14.8 million. 董事们把这个公司以1480万美元卖掉了。
When is the best time to sell?
什么时候才是出售的最佳时机呢?
2. V-T If a shop sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there. 出售; 经销
It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs. 这里出售各种商品,从扎头发的发带到东方小地毯都有。
3. V-I If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it. 售价为…
Unmodernized property can sell for up to 40 percent of its modernized market value. 未经现代化改造的房地产售价至多是其现代化改造后市价的40%。
4. V-I If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities. 有销路; 行销
Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change. 即使这张专辑没有销路,并且也不讨评论家们喜欢,我们也决不会改变。
5. V-T/V-I Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product. 促进…的销路
It is only the sensational that sells news magazines. 只有轰动性的消息才能促进新闻杂志的销售。
...the maxim that safety doesn't sell. …安全并不意味着畅销的格言。
6. V-T If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one. 推荐; 使接受
She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder. 她努力向我灌输买一台自己的碎纸机的想法。
She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients. 她希望她能使客户接受这一想法。
7. PHRASE If someone sells their body, they have sex for money. 出卖肉体
85 percent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living. 85%的人说她们不会出卖肉体以谋生。
8. PHRASE If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles. 出卖灵魂[表不满]
...a man who would sell his soul for political viability. …一个为了政治前途甘愿出卖灵魂的人。
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sell /sɛl/ (selling,sold,sells)
剑桥词典
sell verb (MONEY)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to give something to someone else in return for money
卖,出售
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] I sold him my car /I sold my car to him for $600. 我把车以600美元的价钱卖给了他。
We'll be selling the tickets at/for £50 each. 我们每张票将卖50英镑。
The stall sells drinks and snacks . 这个摊位卖饮料和小吃。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to be bought in the way or quantities that are mentioned ; to be sold at the price mentioned
被以(…方式/数量/价格)购买
These baskets sell well (= a lot of them are bought ). 这些篮子卖得很好。
Their last album sold over a hundred thousand copies . 他们的最新唱片卖出了超过10万张。
How much does the phone sell for? 这部电话卖多少钱?
sell verb (PERSUADE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to persuade someone that an idea or plan is a good one and likely to be successful
说服;使接受
My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally . 我的上司很守旧,我要费好大的劲才能使他相信偶尔在家里工作是个不错的主意。
The filmmakers sold me on the idea that my book would work on the screen . 这位电影人士说服了我,让我相信我的小说可以搬上银幕。
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] The chance of greater access to European markets would help sell the president the plan /sell the plan to the president . 有机会更进一步打入欧洲市场将能说服总统接受这个计划。
In an interview , you have to sell your self to the employer . 在面试时,你必须想办法打动雇主。
习语
sell sb a bill of goodssell sb down the river
sell sb/yourself/sth short
sell your soul (to the devil)
短语动词
sell sth offsell out
sell (sb) out
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