sell
verb /sel/
/sel/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sell | /sel/ /sel/ |
| he / she / it sells | /selz/ /selz/ |
| past simple sold | /səʊld/ /səʊld/ |
| past participle sold | /səʊld/ /səʊld/ |
| -ing form selling | /ˈselɪŋ/ /ˈselɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to give something to somebody in exchange for money
出让；转让 - sell (something) I recently sold my bike.
我最近卖掉了我的自行车。 - His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.
他父亲破了产, 一家人只好变卖了房子。 - The board agreed to sell the company.
董事会同意出售公司。 - The shares were sold in the open market.
股票在公开市场出售。 - We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell.
我们开了个好价钱，但他们不愿卖。 - sell something to somebody The council is planning to sell the land to developers for housing.
市政会正计划将土地卖给开发商建房。 - sell something to somebody for something I sold my car to James for £800.
我把我的汽车转让给了詹姆斯，获得 800 英镑。 - sell somebody something (for something) I sold James my car for £800.
我以 800 英镑把我的汽车卖给了詹姆斯。 - sell something at something They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it).
他们把公司赢利／亏本让出。 - sell at something They sold at a loss.
他们亏本出售。 - They never buy more than they can sell at a good price.
他们从来不买超出他们能以好价格卖出的东西。
Homophones cell | sellcell sell/sel//sel/- cell noun
- Genes for human skin exist in every human cell.
人类皮肤的基因存在于每个人类细胞中。
- Genes for human skin exist in every human cell.
- sell verb
- He suggests she sell her house and go to Brazil with him.
他建议她卖掉房子，和他一起去巴西。
- He suggests she sell her house and go to Brazil with him.
Topics Shoppinga1, Businessa1, Moneya1, Houses and homesa1- It will be hard to sell 3 000 tickets.
要卖出 3,000 张票可不容易。 - The company has been forced to sell land to recoup some of the losses.
公司被迫出售土地以弥补部份损失。 - The painting was sold at auction for $11.3 million.
这幅画在拍卖会上以 1,130 万美元的价格卖出。 - The property proved hard to sell.
事实证明这个房产难以卖出。 - They are still trying to sell their house.
他们还在尝试把房子卖掉。 - This medicine is sold over the counter.
这种药是非处方药。 - Your broker has the right to sell your shares.
经纪人有权出售你的股票。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- be able to
- can
- want to
- …
- at
- for
- to
- …
- sell something at a discount
- sell something at a loss
- sell something at a premium
- …
- cheaply
- sell (something) I recently sold my bike.
- [transitive] to offer something for people to buy
出售；售卖 - sell something Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.
多数超级市场都经销一系列有机产品。 - Do you sell stamps?
你这儿卖邮票吗？ - to sell insurance
卖保险 - His books are sold worldwide.
他的书销往世界各地。 - She decided to sell her work in order to support her family.
为了养家，她决定卖掉自己的作品。 - They began selling spectacles in 1783.
他们于1783年开始出售眼镜。 - sell something for/at something We sell these little notebooks at €1 each.
这些小笔记本我们卖 1 欧元一本。
Topics Shoppinga1- Many banks are willing to buy and sell shares on behalf of customers.
许多银行都愿意代理客户买卖股票。 - 90 percent of the goods sold in its stores were made in Britain.
其商店出售的90%的商品是英国制造的。 - Increasing numbers of drugs are licensed to be sold over the counter.
越来越多的药物被许可在柜台上出售。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- be able to
- can
- want to
- …
- at
- for
- to
- …
- sell something at a discount
- sell something at a loss
- sell something at a premium
- …
- cheaply
- sell something Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.
- [transitive, intransitive] to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned
销售得…；卖出…；售价是… - The book sold well and was reprinted many times.
这本书销路不错，重印了好多次。 - The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it).
新款式无人问津。 - sell something The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week.
这本杂志一周售出 30 万册。 - Their last album sold millions.
他们上一张专辑卖了几百万。 - The novel was expected to sell between 1 000 and 1 500 copies.
这部小说预计销售 1,000 到 1,500 册。 - sell for/at something The pens sell for just 50p each.
这些钢笔每支只卖 50 便士。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- be able to
- can
- want to
- …
- at
- for
- to
- …
- sell something at a discount
- sell something at a loss
- sell something at a premium
- …
- cheaply
- The book sold well and was reprinted many times.
- [intransitive, transitive] to make people want to buy something
促销；推销 - You may not like it but advertising sells.
你也许不喜欢广告，但它能促销。 - sell something It is quality not price that sells our products.
我们的产品销路好，靠的是质量，而不是价格。
- You may not like it but advertising sells.
- [transitive] sell something/yourself (to somebody) to persuade somebody that something is a good idea, service, product, etc.; to persuade somebody that you are the right person for a job, position, etc.
推荐；推销；自荐；自我推销 - Now we have to try and sell the idea to management.
现在，我们必须设法说服管理层采纳这个意见。 - You really have to sell yourself at a job interview.
应聘面试的时候，你真得推销你自己。
- Now we have to try and sell the idea to management.
- [transitive] sell yourself (to somebody) (disapproving) to accept money or a reward from somebody for doing something that is against your principles
出卖自己；卖身 see also sale
exchange for money换取金钱
offer for sale出售
be bought售出；销售
persuade推动；说服
take money/reward收受钱财／报酬
词源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 following a request’.
Idioms
be sold on something
- (informal) to be very enthusiastic about something
热衷于；对…极感兴趣 - We were really sold on the idea.
我们真的很中意这个主意。
- We were really sold on the idea.
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- bring
- build
- buy
- cost
- get
- give
- leave
- lend
- make
- offer
- owe
- pass
- pay
- play
- post
- promise
- read
- refuse
- sell
- send
- show
- sing
- take
- teach
- tell
- throw
- wish
- write
go/sell like hot cakes
- to be bought quickly or in great numbers
畅销
sell your body
- to have sex with somebody in exchange for money
出卖肉体；卖淫
sell somebody down the river
- (informal) to give poor or unfair treatment to somebody you have promised to help
出卖（答应要帮助的人）
sell off the farm
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) to sell a country's assets, such as land or property, to foreign owners
出售： 将一个国家的资产（例如土地或财产）出售给外国所有者- The government is happy to keep selling off the farm.
政府乐于继续出售农场。
- The government is happy to keep selling off the farm.
sell somebody/buy a pup
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal) to sell somebody something/to buy something that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid
卖给…（或买到）伪劣货
sell somebody/yourself short
- to not value somebody/yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them/yourself
低估，轻视，小瞧（某人或自己）
sell your soul (to the devil)
- to do anything, even something really bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power
出卖灵魂（或良心）