sell out

phrasal verb

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sell out | be sold out

(of tickets for a concert, sports game, etc.音乐会、体育比赛等的票) to be all sold售完
- The tickets sold out within hours.几小时内票就卖光了。
- This week's performances are completely sold out.本周的演出门票全部售完。

sell out (of something) | be sold out (of something)

to have sold all the available items, tickets, etc.售空，卖光（某种商品、门票等）；脱销
- I'm sorry, we've sold out of bread.抱歉，我们的面包卖完了。
- We are already sold out for what should be a fantastic game.想来这场比赛一定精彩，我们的门票已经卖光了。
Topics Shoppingb2

sell out (to somebody/something)

(disapproving) to change or give up your beliefs or principles背叛信念；背弃原则
- He's a talented screenwriter who has sold out to TV soap operas.他是个有才华的电影编剧，却改行写起电视肥皂剧来了。
to sell your business or a part of your business出售（财产、企业等）
- The company eventually sold out to a multinational media group.公司最终卖给了一个跨国传媒集团。

related noun sell-out

sell-out

noun

/ˈsel aʊt/

[usually singular]

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a play, concert, etc. for which all the tickets have been sold满座的演出（或比赛等）
- Next week's final looks like being a sell-out.看来下周的决赛将爆满。
- a sell-out tour场场爆满的巡回演出
Topics Musicc2, Film and theatrec2
a situation in which somebody behaves badly towards a person or group who trusted them, by not doing something that they promised to do, or by doing something that they promised not to do违反诺言；违背原则
- The workers see the deal as a union sell-out to management.工人认为这个协议是工会把他们出卖给了资方。