英语词汇“sell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	sell
释义	sell I. \ˈsel\ verb (sold \ˈsōld\ ; sold ; selling ; sells) Etymology: Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan; akin to Old High German sellen to sell, Old Norse selja to deliver, sell, Gothic saljan to offer, present; causative-denominative from a prehistoric noun represented by Old English salu sale, Old High German sala delivery of goods, Old Norse sal payment, Old Slavic sŭlŭ deliverer, messenger; akin to Greek helein to take, Old Irish selb possession, property *transitive verb* 1. : to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty : betray < the puppet who had no compunction over selling his country — Times Literary Supplement > — often used with out < won their confidence to sell them out > 2. a. (1) : to give up (property) to another for money or other valuable consideration : hand over or transfer title to (as goods or real estate) for a price < sold his books > < sold his house > < sold his stock > — opposed to buy (2) : to offer for sale : deal in as an article of sale < sells home appliances > < sells insurance > b. : to give up in return for something else < sell my title for a glorious grave — Shakespeare > especially : to exchange foolishly or dishonorably < sold his birthright for a mess of pottage > < sold its Puritan heritage for southern trade profits — V.L.Parrington > c. Britain : to give up (a military commission or command) by sale under the purchase system formerly in effect d. : to exact a price for < put up a fierce resistance in his determination to sell his life dearly > 3. a. : to deliver into slavery for money < sold their captives to slave traders > b. : to give into the power of another < sell his soul to the devil > c. : to deliver the personal services of for money < noblemen still continued selling themselves and their soldiers to foreign war lords — J.S.Roucek > < had sold her to other rich men — F.M.Ford > d. : to transfer the contract of for money or other consideration < sold their star shortstop for an undisclosed sum > 4. : to dispose of or manage for profit instead of in accordance with conscience, justice, or duty < even the juries were flagrantly in the business of selling their verdicts — American Guide Series: Nevada > < sold his vote to the highest bidder > 5. a. : to develop a belief in the truth, value, or desirability of : gain acceptance for < sold their candidate as a true frontiersman and military hero — C.R.Adrian > < trying to sell his program to Congress — Kiplinger Washington Letter > b. : to persuade or influence to a course of action or to the acceptance of something (as a doctrine, belief, or activity) < after you'd been sold, you were to pull the chestnuts out of the fire — Erle Stanley Gardner > < had a tough time selling her dad on the idea — A.A.Fenton > < sell children on reading > 6. : to impose upon : cheat, deceive, trick < the belief was profound that America was sold in 1917-19 — New Republic > < after all my hurry I was sold, for the doctor had been called away — Henry Lapham > 7. a. : to cause or promote the sale of < comics sell newspapers — Coulton Waugh > < his name on the cover sells the book > b. : to make or attempt to make a sale to < sells gift shops > < sells druggists > < gives a big dinner party for a prospective customer so he can sell him — James Jones > c. : to influence or induce to make a purchase < here are the coats that sell the whole family — Women's Wear Daily > < your product, effectively displayed, will sell the shopper — Phoenix Flame > *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to dispose of something by sale : make a sale < not allowed to sell to minors > < must use these next four years to sell, to merchandise our competitive enterprise system — Printers' Ink > b. : to promote sales < the basic purpose of any window or interior display is to sell — M.S.Hutchins > 2. a. : to achieve a sale : find a buyer < fall suits are selling briskly > b. : to admit of being sold < the tickets would not sell — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > < an item that doesn't sell > 3. : to have a specified price — used with at or for < sell at three for a dollar > < sell for ten dollars each > • - sell a bill of goods - sell short - sell the dummy to II. noun or selle \“\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English selle, from Middle French, from Latin sella seat, chair, saddle — more at settle archaic : saddle III. chiefly Scotland variant of self IV. noun (-s) Etymology: sell (I) 1. : a deliberate deception : cheat, hoax, imposition < the suspicion is aroused … that the principles are fake; and that, in fact, they have been the victims of a sell — G.E.G.Catlin > 2. a. : the act or an instance of selling : salesmanship < thanks to its chief announcer it was solid sell for thirty minutes — Goodman Ace > b. : sales appeal < needed a package with plenty of sell — Newsweek >
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