| 单词 | sale |
| 释义 | sale —sale /seɪl/ noun (CHEAP PRICE) A2 [C] an occasion when goods are sold at a lower price than usual: » a mid-season/end-of-season sale» a clearance/closing-down sale» I bought this in the January sales.» sale goods/pricesThesaurus+: ↑Shops, markets and auctions , ↑Restaurants and cafes , ↑Buildings in generalon sale A2 MAINLY US (UK USUALLY in the sale)F0 reduced in price: » Can you tell me if this dress is in the sale?Thesaurus+: ↑Value and price decreases• • • Extra Examples:» I got some shoes cheap in the sale.» Don't miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.» She picked up some real bargains in the sale.» The summer sales are now on.» I went sale shopping.noun (SELL) B2 [C or U] an act of exchanging something for money: » The sale of cigarettes/alcohol is forbidden.» The building company get commission on each house sale.» I haven't made a sale all morning.» They'll drop the price rather than lose the sale.Thesaurus+: ↑Sellingfor saleA2 available to buy: » Is this painting for sale?» Our neighbours put their house up for sale (= started to advertise that they want to sell it) last week.Thesaurus+: ↑Sellingsales [U, + sing/pl verb]F0 the department of a company that organizes and does the selling of the company's products or services: » He works in Sales.» the sales department/managerThesaurus+: ↑People who sell things , ↑Traders, merchants and entrepreneurssales [plural]B2 the number of products sold: » Sales this year exceeded the total for the two previous years.→ SEE ALSO TELESALES(Cf. ↑telesales)Thesaurus+: ↑SellingF0 [C] an occasion when things are sold, especially by an organization such as a school or church, in order to make money for the organization: » a charity/Christmas/book saleThesaurus+: ↑Shops, markets and auctions , ↑Restaurants and cafes , ↑Buildings in generalF0 [C] an auction (= public sale): » a sale of antique furniture» a cattle saleThesaurus+: ↑Shops, markets and auctions , ↑Restaurants and cafes , ↑Buildings in generalon sale B1 UKF0 available to buy in a shop: » On sale at record stores now.Thesaurus+: ↑Sellingsale or returnF0 a system by which goods are supplied to shops and can be returned if they are not sold within a particular period of time: » We can supply goods on a sale or return basis.Thesaurus+: ↑Selling• • • Extra Examples:» The government passed a law to restrict the sale of guns.» Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare.» Proceeds from the sale of the cards go to local charities.» We'll split the proceeds from the sale.» We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.Common mistake: sale or sell?! Warning: do not confuse the noun sale with the verb sell:✗ The shop sales items made by local artists.» The shop sells items made by local artists.Common mistake: sale or sales?! Remember: to talk about the number of items sold, use the plural noun sales:✗ The strike had a negative effect on this year's sale.» The strike had a negative effect on this year's sales. |
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