sell的中文

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sell
/ sel /

◙ (past and past participle sold ), [with obj.]
1. give or hand over (something) in exchange for money
• 卖，出售
»they had sold the car.
  他们卖了汽车。
»the family business had been sold off.
  家业已经被卖掉了。
»[with two objs] I was trying to sell him my butterfly collection.
  我正向他兜售我收藏的蝴蝶。
  have a stock of (something) available for sale
• 经销
»the store sells hi-fis, TVs, videos, and other electrical goods.
  商店经销高保真音响、电视、录像机等电器。
  [no obj.] (of a thing) be purchased
• （东西）被卖出
»this magazine of yours won't sell.
  你这本杂志卖不出去。
  (of a publication or recording) attain sales of (a specified number of copies)
• （出版物，唱片）达到（一定销量）
»the album sold 6 million copies in the United States.
  该专辑在美国售出600万张。
  [no obj.] (sell for/at)be available for sale at (a specified price)
• 售价为
»these antiques of the future sell for about ￡375.
  这些古董期货价为375英镑。
  [no obj.] (sell out)sell all of one's stock of something
• 卖完；卖光
»they had nearly sold out of the initial run of 75,000 copies.
  第一版的75,000本他们几乎卖完了。
  [no obj.] (sell out)be all sold
• 被卖完
»it was clear that the performances would not sell out.
  很清楚，这些演出的票不会全卖光。
  [no obj.] (sell through)(of a product) be purchased by a customer from a retail outlet
• （产品）从零售渠道购买
  [no obj.] (sell up)sell all of one's property, possessions, or assets
• 出售所有财物
»Ernest sold up and retired.
  欧内斯特把一切都卖掉后退休了。
  (sell oneself)have sex in exchange for money
• 卖身
»if she was going to sell herself then it would be as well not to come too cheap.
  如果她想要卖身的话那么也不会太便宜的。
  (archaic)offer (something) dishonourably for money or other reward; make a matter of corrupt bargaining
• [古] 出卖；做交易
»do not your lawyers sell all their practice, as your priests their prayers?
  你们的律师不也是像牧师出卖祷告一样出卖他们的服务吗？
  (sell someone out)betray someone for one's own financial or material benefit
• 出卖；背叛
»the clansmen became tenants and the chiefs sold them out.
  族人变成了佃户，酋长出卖了他们。
  [no obj.] (sell out)abandon one's principles for reasons of expedience
• 屈服，被收买
»the prime minister has come under fire for selling out to the United States.
  首相由于屈从美国而受到谴责。
2. persuade someone of the merits of
• 说服；兜售
»he sold the idea of making a film about Tchaikovsky.
  他说服人同意拍一部有关柴科夫斯基的电影。
»he could get work but he just won't sell himself.
  他能得到工作但他不能说服自己。
  be the reason for (something) being bought
• 成为…售出原因
»what sells CDs to most people is convenience.
  多数人买CD是图个方便。
  cause (someone) to become enthusiastic about
• 使热衷；使感兴趣
»[as adj. sold] I'm just not sold on the idea.
  我就是对这种想法不感兴趣。
3. (archaic)trick or deceive (someone)
• [古] 欺骗
»what we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town.
  我们所要的就是静静地离开这里，大肆吹捧这次表演，并且欺骗镇上的其他人。
◙ noun, [informal] [非正式]
1. an act of selling or attempting to sell something
• 出卖；出售
»every other television commercial is a sell for Australian lager.
  每两个电视广告就有一个是澳大利亚啤酒的销售广告。
2. a disappointment, typically one arising from being deceived as to the merits of something
• （尤指在某物优点方面被欺骗产生的）失望
»actually, Hawaii's a bit of a sell—not a patch on Corfu.
  事实上，夏威夷有点儿让人失望—— 一点也赶不上科孚岛。

【IDIOMS】

◘ sell someone a bill of goods
--› see bill of goods
◘ sell someone down the river --› see river
◘ sell someone a (或 the) dummy --› see dummy
◘ sell the pass --› see pass
◘ sell someone a pup --› see pup
◘ sell someone/thing short
1. fail to recognize or state the true value of
• 低估，轻视
»don't sell yourself short—you've got what it takes.
别低估了自己——你已经具备了成功的条件。
◘ sell one's soul (to the devil)
1. do or be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one's objective
• 出卖灵魂；做昧良心的事
»universities and polytechnics are selling their souls for commercial success.
大学和工科院校正在为获取商业利益而做昧良心的事情。

【派生】

♦ sellable adjective

【语源】

1. Old English sellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja 'give up, sell'. Early use included the sense 'give, hand (something) over voluntarily in response to a request'