sale
noun
uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/salenoun(SELL)
B2[CorU]
anactofexchangingsomething formoney:
卖,出售,销售The saleofcigarettes/alcoholisforbidden.禁止出售香烟/酒。
Thebuildingcompanygetscommissionon eachhousesale.建筑公司每卖一套房子都能获得佣金。
I haven'tmadea sale allmorning.我一上午什么都没卖出去。
They'lldropthepriceratherthanlosethe sale.他们将下调价格而不是失去这单生意。
for sale
A2
availabletobuy:
待售,供出售Is thispaintingfor sale?这幅画出售吗?
Ourneighboursputtheirhouseupfor sale(=startedtoadvertisethat theywanttosellit)lastweek.我们的邻居上周开始登广告出售他们的房子。
sales[U,+ sing/pl verb]
thedepartmentof acompanythatorganizesand does thesellingof the company'sproductsorservices:
(公司的)销售部门Heworksin Sales.他在销售部门工作。
the salesdepartment/manager销售部/销售部经理
sales[plural]
B2
thenumberofproductssold:
销售量Sales thisyearexceededthetotalfor the twopreviousyears.今年的销售量超过了前两年销售量的总和。
See also
telesales
[C]
anoccasionwhen things aresoldinorderto makemoney:
(为筹集资金而进行的)销售活动,义卖活动acharity/Christmas/booksale慈善/圣诞节/图书售卖
USagarage/yardsale车库/后院旧货售卖
[C]
anauction(=publicsale):
公开拍卖a sale ofantiquefurniture古董家具拍卖
acattlesale牛畜拍卖
on saleB1
availabletobuyin ashop:
上市,正在销售On sale atrecordstoresnow.音像店目前有售。
sale or return
asystemby whichgoodsaresuppliedto shopsand can bereturnedif they are notsoldwithin aparticularperiodoftime:
剩货包退,可退货销售We cansupplygoodson asale orreturnbasis.我们可以按剩货包退的条件供货。
- Thegovernmentpassedalawtorestrictthe sale ofguns.
- Eleven millionbottlesofwaterhad to bewithdrawnfrom saledueto ahealthscare.
- Proceeds from the sale of thecardsgo tolocalcharities.
- We'llsplittheproceedsfrom the sale.
- Wefoundabuyerforourhouse, but then the salefellthrough.
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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People who sell things
Shops & auctions
salenoun(CHEAP PRICE)
A2[C]
anoccasionwhengoodsaresoldat alowerpricethanusual:
廉价出售,降价销售a mid-season/end-of-seasonsale季中/季末大减价
aclearance/closing-down sale清仓/歇业大甩卖
Iboughtthis in theJanuarysales.这是我在一月大减价时买的。
salegoods/prices降价商品/促销价
on saleA2mainlyUS(UKusuallyin the sale)
reducedinprice:
减价的,降价出售的Can youtellme if thisdressis in the sale?你能告诉我这条裙子是否降价吗?
- I got someshoescheapin the sale.
- Don'tmissout on thefantasticbargainsinoursummersale.
- Shepickedup somerealbargainsin the sale.
- Thesummersales are now on.
- I went saleshopping.
Shops & auctions
- army disposals store
- army surplus store
- army-navy store
- art gallery
- auction
- craft fair
- craft shop
- creamery
- deli
- delicatessen
- liquor store
- mall
- mart
- meat market
- medical hall
- store
- strip mall
- super-sale
- supermarket
- superstore
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Price decreases