sell

vt

• ① 卖(←→buy);售与,卖与
  • He sells books.他卖书。
  • I sell insurance.我卖保险。
  • He sold his house for $80,000.他以八万美元卖掉了他的房子。
  • He sold the painting at a good price [￡8,000].他以好价钱[八千英镑]卖出那幅画。
  • sell things by auction以拍卖方式出售东西
  • I sold him my car.=I sold my car to him.我把我的车子卖给他(★被动式为My car was sold (to) him.或He was sold my car.)。
  • I sold him my camera for $300.=I sold my camera to him for $300.我以三百美元的价钱把我的照相机卖给他。
  • I sold him the camera almost brand-new.我卖他那台几乎全新的相机。

• ② 贩卖;销售
  • Do you sell beer?你们卖啤酒吗?
  • This store sells stamps.这家店舖卖邮票。
  • Do you sell cigarettes in this shop?你们这家店里卖香烟吗?
  • They sell flowers at [in] that store.那家店里卖花。

• ③ 1有助…的销路2(东西)卖出(多少)
  • Scandals sell newspapers.丑闻增加报纸的销路。
  • His name will help to sell the record.他的名字会增加这张唱片的销路。
  • His novel sold a million copies.他那本小说卖了一百万本。

• ④ 出卖或背叛(朋友、国家等);出卖或牺牲(名誉、贞操)
  • sell one's body出卖肉体;卖淫
  • sell one's vote出卖选票,卖票
  • sell one's honor出卖名誉
  • sell a game [match]受贿赂故意轮掉比赛;放水
  • Faust sold his soul to the devil.浮士德把灵魂出卖给魔鬼。
  • The spy sold his comrades to the police.那名间谍把他的同志出卖给警方。
  • He sold his country for money.他为了钱而出卖国家。

• ⑤ 【口】推销;宣传;使接受
  • sell the public an idea=sell an idea to the public使大众接受一项观念

• ⑥ 【口】1(就事物的价值)说服(某人),使相信2认为…不错;热衷(于)
  • Can you sell the boss on your plan?你能使老板相信你的计划的好处吗?
  • She's completely sold on the idea.她完全相信那个想法[给那个想法迷住了]。

• ⑦ 【口】欺骗;使上当;使失望(★通常用被动式)
  • He's been sold again.他又上当了。