sell

sell
(past and past participle sold )
[with obj.]

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。
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。
(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)

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。
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。

常用词组
sell someone a bill of goods

见 bill of goods

sell someone down the river

见 river

sell someone a (或 the) dummy

见 dummy

sell the pass

见 pass

sell someone a pup

见 pup

sell someone/thing short

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)

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

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'

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