(sold, sold/səʊld; NAmEsoʊld/) [] sell sth (to sb) (at/for sth) | sell sb sth (at/for sth) | sell (sth)to give sth to sb in exchange for money出售◆ The company has sold the hotel to private investors for $365 million.公司以 3.65 亿元的价格将酒店卖给了私人投资者。◆She sold him the car for $2 500.她以 2 500 元的价格把汽车卖给了他。◆They sold the business at a profit/loss(= they gained/lost money when they sold it).公司出售该企业赚了钱／亏了本。◆The company expects to sell 300 000 cars a year.公司预计每年出售 30 万辆汽车。◆422 million mobile handsets were sold worldwide.全球售出手机 4.22 亿部。◆Shareholders were advised not to sell.建议股东不要出售股份。➡short adv. (2) , sale [] to offer sth for people to buy销售◆Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.大多数超市都销售各种有机产品。◆Do you sell stamps?你们销售邮票吗？◆This product is sold exclusively at one chain of stores.这款产品在一家连锁店独家销售。➡sale [] to be bought by people usually in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned以特定价格销售◆DVD players now sell for only $80.数字影碟机现仅售 80 元。◆The book sold well and was reprinted many times.这本书销路很好，已重印多次。◆The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it).新款式根本卖不动。◆The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week.这种杂志每周销售 30 万册。 [] to make people want to buy sth促销◆There's no doubt that advertising sells.毫无疑问广告能够促进销售。◆It is quality not price that sells our products.我们的产品卖得好靠的是质量而不是价格。◆These cars sell themselves (= they are very easy to sell).这些汽车十分畅销。 [] sell sth/yourself (to sb)to persuade sb that sth is a good idea, service, product, etc.; to persuade sb that you are the right person for a job, position, etc.使赞成；劝人接受；推销◆Now we have to try and sell the idea to management.现在，我们必须设法说服管理层接受这一观点。◆You really have to sell yourself at a job interview.应征面试的时候，你真得推销你自己。▸sellable /ˈseləbl/
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◆ sellable securities适销证券◆Prada's most sellable collection for years (= easy to sell)普拉达多年来最畅销的产品系列●sell/go like hot ˈcakesto sell quickly or in great numbers畅销➡ idiom at bulk noun●ˌsell ˈinto sth●ˌsell sth ˈinto sth () to sell shares, bonds, etc. when the situation mentioned exists在…时卖出（股票、债券等）◆They were forced to sell into a falling market.他们被迫在市场价格下跌时卖出。●ˌsell sth ˈoffto sell all or part of an industry, a company, etc. often at a low price in order to get rid of it甩卖；廉价出售（产业、公司等）◆In the nineties most state-owned industries were sold off.在九十年代，大多数国有产业都被贱卖了。to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them or because you need the money甩卖；抛售◆to sell off old stock抛售旧股票➡sell-off ●ˌsell sth ˈonto sell to sb else sth that you have bought not long before转售；转手出卖◆We buy cars abroad and then sell them on to customers in the UK.我们从国外购买汽车，然后再转售给英国的客户。●ˌsell ˈout (to sb/sth)to sell your business or a part of your business出售（企业）◆The company eventually sold out to a multinational media group.公司最终卖给了一家跨国传媒集团。●ˌsell ˈout●ˌsell ˈout of sth () to sell particular shares, bonds, etc. that you own, often because they no longer seem to be a good investment抛售（股票、债券等）◆The bad news prompted foreign investors to sell out of US stocks.坏消息促使外国投资者抛售美国股票。●ˌsell ˈout●be ˌsold ˈoutto be all sold卖光；售完◆A hot product can sell out within 24 hours.热门产品会在 24 小时之内全部卖光。◆The concert is completely sold out.这场音乐会的票全部卖完了。➡sell-out ●ˌsell ˈout (of sth)●be ˌsold ˈout (of sth)to have sold all the available items售空；卖光◆I'm sorry, we've sold out.对不起，我们的货全部卖光了。◆Several online retailers have sold out of their stock of the software.几家在线零售商已经将他们库存的软件都卖完了。➡sell-out ●ˌsell ˈthroughif items in a shop/store sell through they are sold to customers出售；卖出◆A really good guitar will sell through fast.真正好的吉他会卖得很快。➡sell-through ●ˌsell ˈup●ˌsell sth ˈup () to sell your home, possessions, business, etc., usually because you are leaving the country or retiring卖光（家当、企业等）◆They plan to sell up and retire.他们打算卖光家当后退休。mis-sell