[] an act of selling sth or of trying to sell sth出售；推销◆Every other TV commercial is a sell for a car.每两个电视商业广告中就有一个是推销汽车的。◆Luxury goods can be a tough sell (= difficult to sell).奢侈品会很难卖。➡sale [, ]an act of trying to persuade sb that sth is a good idea, product, service, etc.推荐；说服◆Persuading the companies to be sponsors is going to be a tough sell (= it will be difficult to persuade them).说服公司做赞助商会十分艰难。◆Despite its benefits , the program isn't always an easy sell.尽管有好处，但这个项目并不容易找到人来做。 () [; ]