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单词 sell
释义
sell
verb
uk
/sel/us
/sel/
sold|sold

sellverb(MONEY)

A2[IorT]
to give something to someoneelseinreturnformoney:
卖，出售
[+ two objects]I sold him mycar/I sold mycarto himfor$600.我把车以600美元的价钱卖给了他。
We'll be selling theticketsat/for£50 each.我们每张票将卖50英镑。
Thestallsellsdrinksandsnacks.这个摊位卖饮料和小吃。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to sell something
  • sellAre you selling your car?
  • retailThe company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear.
  • deal inThey mainly deal in rare books.
  • divestUSThe investors divested themselves of the company's stock.
  • sell offThe company is selling off the less profitable parts of its business.
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A2[IorT]
to beboughtin the way orquantitiesthat arementioned; to be sold at thepricementioned:
被以（…方式／数量／价格）购买
Thesebasketssell well(= a lot of them arebought).这些篮子卖得很好。
Their lastalbumsold over a hundred thousandcopies.他们的最新唱片卖出了超过10万张。
How much does thephonesellfor?这部电话卖多少钱？
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to have a certain monetary value
  • costHiring a car for the week will cost close to £300!
  • beThe cakes were £1.50 each or two for £2.
  • sell forThe tickets sell for £100 each.
  • fetchThe medieval manuscript fetched a record-breaking £1.2 million at auction.
  • go for somethingHouses around here usually go for about £500,000.
  • set someone back (something)Phew, that ring looks like it set you back.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Selling
  • auction
  • Black Friday
  • bundle
  • bundling
  • chain of production
  • concession
  • outsell
  • oversell
  • panic selling
  • peddle
  • pile
  • pile it high and sell it cheapidiom
  • ply
  • sales drive
  • salesmanship
  • sell out
  • sellsomethingoff
  • sellout
  • soft sell
  • sting
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sellverb(PERSUADE)

C2[T]
topersuadesomeone that anideaorplanis a good one andlikelyto besuccessful:
说服；使接受
Mybossis veryold-fashionedand I'm having a lot oftroubleselling theideaofworkingathomeoccasionally.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。
Thefilmmakerssold meontheideathat mybookwouldworkon thescreen.这位电影人士说服了我，让我相信我的小说可以搬上银幕。
[+ two objects]ThechanceofgreateraccesstoEuropeanmarketswouldhelpsell thepresidenttheplan/sell theplantothepresident.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 aninterview, you have to sellyourselfto theemployer.在面试时，你必须想办法打动雇主。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Urging & persuading
  • ambulance-chasing
  • argumentation
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • blag
  • blagger
  • chivvy
  • fob
  • induce
  • inveigle
  • jolly
  • lean
  • lean onsomeone/something
  • miseducate
  • miseducation
  • overencourage
  • soft sell
  • urge
  • work onsomething
  • wrap
  • wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom
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Idioms

sellsomeonea bill of goods
sellsomeonedown the river
sellsomeone/yourself/somethingshort
sellyoursoul (to the devil)

Phrasal verbs

sellsomethingoff
sell out
sell(someone)out
sell up
(Definition ofsellfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sell| American Dictionary

sell
verb[I/T]
us
/sel/
past tense and past participlesoldus/soʊld/

sellverb[I/T](EXCHANGE FOR MONEY)

to give a thing orperformaserviceinexchangeformoney:
[T]Thechildrensoldlemonade.
[I]Thesebasketssell well(=peoplebuya lot of them).

sellverb[I/T](PERSUADE)

topersuadesomeone toacceptanideaorplan, or tocausesomething to beaccepted:
[T]That is aplanwe caneasilysell to theschoolboard.

Idiom

sellsomeoneshort

Phrasal verbs

sell offsomething
sellsomeoneonsomething
sell out(something)
sell out(something)
(Definition ofsellfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

sell| Business English

sell
verb
uk
/sel/us
sold|sold
[IorT]COMMERCE,FINANCE
to give something to someoneelseinreturnformoney:
sell securities/shares/stock
sell acar/company/house
The 43%ownerof thecompanyindicatedthat it wasreadyto sell.
sell sth to sb/sthThepartnersplanto sell 40% of thecompanytoinvestors.
sell sb sthWe are going to sell himourcar.
sell to sb/sthThesitecould bebuilton if theownersdecidedto sell toprivatedevelopers.
sell sth at $10/$100, etc.Itraised$180millionMondayby selling 7.2 millionsharesat $25apiece.
sell sth at a loss/markup/profitThebusinesswas sold at anenormousprofit.
sell sth for $10/$100, etc.How much did you sellyourhousefor?
[IorT]COMMERCE
to have somethingavailableforpeopletobuy:
sellgoods/products/services
On eitherbankof theriverarespecialistshopssellingdesignerclothes,books,musicandart.
Itsproductsare sold in 150countries.
Weselldirectlyviaacontactsalesforce.
sellonline/over theinternet
[IorT]COMMERCE,FINANCE
to beboughtin thequantitiesor the wayspecified:
sell fast/wellThewatchesare selling well through the group'sretailoutlets.
sell at $10/$100, etc.Thestockiscurrentlyselling at 11timesearningsestimates.
sell for $10/$100, etc.Thegamesconsolewill sell for $349.
Thecompanyhadproblemswithoverstockingandproductsthat didn't sell.
Themagazineis now selling 225,000copiesaweek.
[IorT]MARKETING
to makepeoplewanttobuysomething:
Price anddeliveryare only twoelementsof themarketingmixthat sellsproducts.
It's a cliche ofadvertisingto say that "sexsells".
[T]
topersuadesomeone that anideaorplanis a good one, andlikelyto besuccessful:
He istryingto sell anideafor a TVcomedy.
sell sth to sbThegovernmentsoldspendingcutsto thepublicas a way to get theeconomygrowingagain.
sell yourself
topersuadepeoplethat you have therightqualitiesorabilitiesfor aparticularjobor in aparticularsituation:
Thephoneinterviewisyouronechanceto sell yourself.
sell like hot cakesinformal
to beboughtquicklyand inlargenumbers:
With-profitsbondshave sold likehotcakestoolderpeoplelookingfor a low-risk, highreturnfortheirmoney.

Phrasal verbs

sell sth back to sb/sth
sell sth forward
sell into sth
sell sth off
sell sb on sth
sell sth on
sell out
sell through
sell up
sell
noun[C,usually singular]
MARKETING
uk
/sel/us
anactof selling ortryingto sell aproductorservice:
a difficult/hard/tough sellInspiteofcontinuingdroughtconditions,artificialgrassremainsa hard sell.
Fear ofunemploymentmakemortgageprotectionaneasysell.
Compare
sale
anactoftryingtopersuadesomeone that something is a goodidea:
a hard/difficult/tough sellTaxbreaksfordeveloperstobuildmore-expensivehousingwould be atoughsell.
[C]FINANCE,STOCK MARKET
(alsosell rating)
adviceto sellsharesin aparticularcompanyfrom abroker:
ThebrokerSG Securities ismovingitsratingto a sell.
While Merrill has aneutralrecommendation, webelievethesharesare a sell.

See also

hard sell
soft sell
(Definition ofsellfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsell

sell
Recyclable material is sold to wholesalers and organic material is composted and then sold in the market.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The woman's husband could notsellor otherwise alienate that land without her permission.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rich farmers sold grain on credit to poorer households when prices were high.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In a "free society" what grounds are there for restricting the freedom of adults to purchase, and of medical practitioners tosell, cosmetic surgery?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The firm earns revenues by selling goods and must purchase investment goods and hire labor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Probably, given the importance of second-hand trade in early modern economies, nuns could even make a profit by selling some of the objects outside.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It has also moved from the study of major selling artists to look at the lives of 'ordinary' musicians and fans.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It can thus easily be used in television programmes or films, and so has the capability to be sold twice over.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fishing vessels came alongside and sold their catch.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Regional agricultural producersselltheir products to a national commodity market.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Whenever the quarters were sold, they were evicted and asked to settle their claims against the evacuees' property.
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Quarantine measures following outbreaks of disease regularly meant that cattle owners could notsellstock outside the district.
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This suggests that eggs, from sources other than the 23 farms studied, are sold at outlets in the malls.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Other retail outlets for eggs include kiosks, roadside vendors, supermarkets (small, medium or large) selling table eggs where few had refrigeration facilities for the eggs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some outlets sold products from more than one farm; in total, 21 locations were observed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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