sell词组,隐喻,短语

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sellsell[sɛl](sold,sold ) ,sell sth 'off 1.■to sell all or part of an industry, a company or a piece of land售出，卖掉﹙产业、公司或土地﹚:Unwanted land next to the farm was sold off.农场附近闲置的那片地给卖掉了。The government decided to sell off state companies.政府决定出售国有公司。[OBJ]assets,land,business,company2.■to sell things cheaply because you no longer want them or because you need the money甩卖；抛售；变卖:The store is selling off the old stock.那家商店正在折卖旧存货。The family silver was sold off to pay the debts.家里的银器被变卖来还债。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv'sell-off n (BrE)3.■the sale by the government of an industry or a service to individual people or private companies﹙国有企业的﹚出售；私有化:the proposed sell-off of the rail company 建议的铁路公司私有化sell-off plans私有化计划4.■(AmE, business) the sale of a large number of shares in a company, after which their value usually falls﹙公司证券的﹚抛售,sell sth 'on (to sb)5.■to sell sth to sb else that you have bought not long before, usually in order to make a profit转卖；倒卖；倒手:She managed the business for a year and then sold it on.她把公司经营了一年，然后转卖了。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+nbe 'sold on sth (informal)6.■to be convinced that sth is very good相信…很好:I could see she was sold on the idea.我看得出她非常赞同这个主意。I’m not really sold on American music.我并不怎么喜欢美国音乐。[OBJ]idea[G]be+v+prep,sell 'out;be ,sold 'out7.■if tickets for a concert,a game, etc. sell out or are sold out, they are all sold and there are none left﹙门票等﹚售光，卖完:The tickets for the game will sell out quickly.这场比赛的门票很快就会卖光。Tonight’s performance is completely sold out.今晚演出的门票全部售完。The first 5 000 copies of the book have sold out.这本书首次印刷的5 000 册已经卖完了。8.■(also ,sell 'out of sth,be ,sold 'out of sth) if sb sells out of sth or is sold out of sth,they have sold all of it and have nothing left售空；卖光；脱销:I’m sorry, we’ve sold out of milk.抱歉，我们的牛奶卖完了。We are already sold out for tonight’s concert.我们已经把今晚的音乐会门票卖光了。[G]v+adv ◆ be+v+adv2 }also&b{ v+adv+prep ◆ be+v+adv+prep'sell-out n 9.■[usually sing.] a play, concert, etc.for which all the tickets have been sold满座的演出:The gig is a sell-out.这次演奏会座无虚席。a sell-out tour/crowd 场场爆满的巡迴演出/观众see also SELL-OUT }at&b{ SELL OUT (TO SB/STH),sell 'out (to sb/sth) (disapproving) 10.■to ignore or change your principles or beliefs, especially to gain an advantage for yourself背弃﹙原则、信念等﹚；背叛… :The rest of the gang accused him of selling out to the law.这个团伙的其他人指责他告发了他们。a talented British movie director who’s sold out to Hollywood 一位卖身到好莱坞的有才华的英国电影导演11.■to sell your business or a part of your business出售﹙ 财产、企业等﹚:The company sold out to its rival.公司卖给了对手。[G]v+adv'sell-out n 12.■[usually sing.] a situation in which sb betrays sb who trusted them, by not doing sth that they promised to do, or by doing sth that they promised not to do背叛；出卖:a dreadful sell-out of their cause 对他们事业的严重背叛The deal was seen as a union sell-out to management.这项协议被视为工会背叛己方，投向资方。see also SELL-OUT }at&b{ SELL OUT,BE SOLD OUT,sell sb/sth 'out (to sb/sth)13.■to betray sb﹙向…﹚出卖:They discovered who had sold them out to the enemy.他们弄清了是谁把他们出卖给了敌人。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,sell 'out of sth; be ,sold 'out of sth=SELL OUT;BE SOLD OUT 2 ,sell 'up; ,sell sth 'up 14.■to sell your home, possessions,business, etc., usually because you need the money, are moving to another place or stopping work卖光﹙家当、企业等﹚:They sold up and moved to France.他们把家卖了，移居到法国。We decided to sell up everything and buy a farm.我们决定卖光所有财产，然后买个农场。[G]v+adv ◆ v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv