新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sellIELTS重点词汇

英 [sel]

[VERB]

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PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

sell off
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 甩卖 , 变卖
If you sell something off, you sell it because you need the money.
双语例句
例：
The company is selling off some sites and concentrating on cutting debts.
该公司正在变卖一些地皮，全力削减债务。
sell on
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 转卖
If you buy something and then sell it on, you sell it to someone else soon after buying it, usually in order to make a profit.
双语例句
例：
Mr Farrier bought cars at auctions and sold them on.
法里尔先生在拍卖会上买了一些汽车，然后再把他们转卖出去。
sell out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 销售一空
If a store sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it, so that there is no longer any left for people to buy.
双语例句
例：
Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.
五金商店的水泵和防水油布已经销售一空。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] （票等）售完
If a performance, sports event, or other entertainment sells out, all the tickets for it are sold.
双语例句
例：
Football games often sell out well in advance.
足球比赛的门票常常提前销售一空。
3. [PHRASAL 短语] 售完 , 不再有存货
When things sell out, all of them that are available are sold.
双语例句
例：
Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately.
睡袋几乎马上就卖完了。
4. [PHRASAL 短语] 出卖 , 背叛
If you accuse someone of selling out, you disapprove of the fact that they do something which used to be against their principles, or give in to an opposing group.
双语例句
例：
You don't have to sell out and work for some corporation.
你没有必要出卖自己为某家公司工作。
5. [PHRASAL 短语] 变卖全部财产
If you sell out, you sell everything you have, such as your house or your business, because you need the money.
双语例句
例：
I'll have a going out of business sale. I'll sell out and move out of here.
我要举行一场歇业大甩卖。我要变卖全部财产，然后从这里搬走。

PHRASE. 习语

sell one's body
1. 出卖肉体
If someone sells their body, they have sex for money.
双语例句
例：
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。
sell one's soul
1. 出卖灵魂
If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles.
双语例句
例：
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。

VERB. 动词

sells , selling , sold
1. [I 不及物动词] 卖
If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money.
反义词
buy , purchase
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
The directors sold the business for $14.8 million.
董事们以1480万美元把这家公司卖掉了。
例：
When is the best time to sell?
什么时候才是出售的最佳时机呢?
2. [T 及物动词] 出售 , 经销
If a store sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there.
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
Bean sprouts are also sold in cans.
豆芽菜也以罐装出售。
3. [I 不及物动词] 售价为…
If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it.
双语例句
例：
Unmodernized property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernized market value.
未经现代化改造的房产售价至多是其现代化改造后市价的40。
4. [I 不及物动词] 有销路 , 行销
If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities.
双语例句
例：
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. [I 不及物动词] 促进…的销路
Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product.
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
the maxim that safety doesn't sell.
安全并不意味着畅销的格言。
6. [T 及物动词] 推荐 , 使接受
If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one.
双语例句
例：
She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder.
她努力劝说我自己买一台碎纸机。
例：
She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients.
她希望她能使客户接受这一想法。