sell
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sell | |
| he / she / it sells | |
| past simple sold | |
| past participle sold | |
| -ing form selling |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to give something to somebody in exchange for money 出让；转让 - sell (something)
I recently sold my bike. 我最近卖掉了我的自行车。 His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home. 他父亲破了产, 一家人只好变卖了房子。 The board agreed to sell the company. 董事会同意出售公司。 The shares were sold in the open market. 股票在公开市场出售。 We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell. 我们开了个好价钱，但他们不愿卖。 - sell something to somebody
The council is planning to sell the land to developers for housing. 市政会正计划将土地卖给开发商建房。 - sell something to somebody for something
I sold my car to James for £800. 我把我的汽车转让给了詹姆斯，获得 800 英镑。 - sell somebody something (for something)
I sold James my car for £800. 我以 800 英镑把我的汽车卖给了詹姆斯。 - sell something at something
They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it). 他们把公司赢利／亏本让出。 - sell at something
They sold at a loss. 他们亏本出售。 They never buy more than they can sell at a good price. 他们从来不买超出他们能以好价格卖出的东西。
Homophones cell | sellcell sell- cell noun
Genes for human skin exist in every human cell. 人类皮肤的基因存在于每个人类细胞中。
- sell verb
He suggests she sell her house and go to Brazil with him. 他建议她卖掉房子，和他一起去巴西。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga1, Businessa1, Moneya1, Houses and homesa1It will be hard to sell 3 000 tickets. 要卖出 3,000 张票可不容易。 The company has been forced to sell land to recoup some of the losses. 公司被迫出售土地以弥补部份损失。 The painting was sold at auction for $11.3 million. 这幅画在拍卖会上以 1,130 万美元的价格卖出。 The property proved hard to sell. 事实证明这个房产难以卖出。 They are still trying to sell their house. 他们还在尝试把房子卖掉。 This medicine is sold over the counter. 这种药是非处方药。 Your broker has the right to sell your shares. 经纪人有权出售你的股票。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- be able to
- can
- want to
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- sell something at a discount
- sell something at a loss
- sell something at a premium
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- cheaply
- sell (something)
- [transitive]
to offer something for people to buy 出售；售卖 - sell something
Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products. 多数超级市场都经销一系列有机产品。 Do you sell stamps? 你这儿卖邮票吗？ to sell insurance 卖保险 His books are sold worldwide. 他的书销往世界各地。 She decided to sell her work in order to support her family. 为了养家，她决定卖掉自己的作品。 They began selling spectacles in 1783. 他们于1783年开始出售眼镜。 - sell something for/at something
We sell these little notebooks at €1 each. 这些小笔记本我们卖 1 欧元一本。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga1Many banks are willing to buy and sell shares on behalf of customers. 许多银行都愿意代理客户买卖股票。 90 percent of the goods sold in its stores were made in Britain. 其商店出售的90%的商品是英国制造的。 Increasing numbers of drugs are licensed to be sold over the counter. 越来越多的药物被许可在柜台上出售。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- be able to
- can
- want to
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- sell something at a discount
- sell something at a loss
- sell something at a premium
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- cheaply
- sell something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned 销售得…；卖出…；售价是… The book sold well and was reprinted many times. 这本书销路不错，重印了好多次。 The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it). 新款式无人问津。 - sell something
The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week. 这本杂志一周售出 30 万册。 Their last album sold millions. 他们上一张专辑卖了几百万。 The novel was expected to sell between 1 000 and 1 500 copies. 这部小说预计销售 1,000 到 1,500 册。 - sell for/at something
The pens sell for just 50p each. 这些钢笔每支只卖 50 便士。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- be able to
- can
- want to
- …
- at
- for
- to
- …
- sell something at a discount
- sell something at a loss
- sell something at a premium
- …
- cheaply
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make people want to buy something 促销；推销 - [transitive] sell something/yourself (to somebody)
to persuade somebody that something is a good idea, service, product, etc.; to persuade somebody that you are the right person for a job, position, etc. 推荐；推销；自荐；自我推销 - [transitive] sell yourself (to somebody) (disapproving)
to accept money or a reward from somebody for doing something that is against your principles 出卖自己；卖身 see also sale
exchange for money换取金钱
offer for sale出售
be bought售出；销售
persuade推动；说服
take money/reward收受钱财／报酬
Word OriginOld English sellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja ‘give up, sell’. Early use included the sense ‘give, hand (something) over voluntarily following a request’.
Idioms
be sold on something
- (informal)
to be very enthusiastic about something 热衷于；对…极感兴趣 We were really sold on the idea. 我们真的很中意这个主意。
go/sell like hot cakes
to be bought quickly or in great numbers 畅销
sell your body
to have sex with somebody in exchange for money 出卖肉体；卖淫
sell somebody down the river
- (informal)
to give poor or unfair treatment to somebody you have promised to help 出卖（答应要帮助的人）
sell off the farm
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)
to sell a country's assets, such as land or property, to foreign owners 出售： 将一个国家的资产（例如土地或财产）出售给外国所有者The government is happy to keep selling off the farm. 政府乐于继续出售农场。
sell somebody/buy a pup
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
to sell somebody something/to buy something that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid 卖给…（或买到）伪劣货
sell somebody/yourself short
to not value somebody/yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them/yourself 低估，轻视，小瞧（某人或自己）
sell your soul (to the devil)
to do anything, even something really bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power 出卖灵魂（或良心）