sell

1. V-T/V-I If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money. 賣

Catlin sold the paintings to Philadelphia industrialist Joseph Harrison. 卡特林把這些畫賣給了費城實業(yè)家約瑟夫·哈里森。

The directors sold the business for $14.8 million. 董事們把這個公司以1480萬美元賣掉了。

When is the best time to sell?

什么時候才是出售的最佳時機呢?

2. V-T If a shop sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there. 出售; 經(jīng)銷

It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs. 這里出售各種商品，從扎頭發(fā)的發(fā)帶到東方小地毯都有。

3. V-I If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it. 售價為…

Unmodernized property can sell for up to 40 percent of its modernized market value. 未經(jīng)現(xiàn)代化改造的房地產(chǎn)售價至多是其現(xiàn)代化改造后市價的40%。

4. V-I If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities. 有銷路; 行銷

Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change. 即使這張專輯沒有銷路，并且也不討評論家們喜歡，我們也決不會改變。

5. V-T/V-I Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product. 促進…的銷路

It is only the sensational that sells news magazines. 只有轟動性的消息才能促進新聞雜志的銷售。

...the maxim that safety doesn't sell. …安全并不意味著暢銷的格言。

6. V-T If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one. 推薦; 使接受

She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder. 她努力向我灌輸買一臺自己的碎紙機的想法。

She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients. 她希望她能使客戶接受這一想法。

7. PHRASE If someone sells their body, they have sex for money. 出賣肉體

85 percent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living. 85%的人說她們不會出賣肉體以謀生。

8. PHRASE If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles. 出賣靈魂[表不滿]

...a man who would sell his soul for political viability. …一個為了政治前途甘愿出賣靈魂的人。