sell
verb uk/sel/ us/sel/ sold | sold
(MONEY)
A2 [ I or T ]卖，出售
to give something to someone else in return for money
[ + two objects ] I sold him my car/I sold my car to him for $600. 我把车以600美元的价钱卖给了他。
We'll be selling the tickets at/for £50 each. 我们每张票将卖50英镑。
The stall sells drinks and snacks. 这个摊位卖饮料和小吃。
A2 [ I or T ]被以（…方式／数量／价格）购买
to be bought in the way or quantities that are mentioned; to be sold at the price mentioned
These baskets sell well (= a lot of them are bought). 这些篮子卖得很好。
Their last album sold over a hundred thousand copies. 他们的最新唱片卖出了超过10万张。
How much does the phone sell for? 这部电话卖多少钱？
(PERSUADE)
C2 [ T ]说服;使接受
to persuade someone that an idea or plan is a good one and likely to be successful
My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally. 我的上司很守旧，我要费好大的劲才能使他相信偶尔在家里工作是个不错的主意。
The filmmakers sold me on the idea that my book would work on the screen. 这位电影人士说服了我，让我相信我的小说可以搬上银幕。
[ + two objects ] The chance of greater access to European markets would help sell the president the plan/sell the plan to the president. 有机会更进一步打入欧洲市场将能说服总统接受这个计划。
In an interview, you have to sell yourself to the employer. 在面试时，你必须想办法打动雇主。
Idioms
sell someone a bill of goodsidiom (UK also sell someone a pup) 诓骗（某人）购买毫无价值的东西
to deceive someone into buying or believing something that has no value
sell someone down the riveridiom informal 出卖（某人）;背叛（某人）
to put someone in a difficult or dangerous situation by not acting as you had promised to act, usually in order to win an advantage for yourself
sell someone/yourself/something shortidiom 小看;低估
to not consider someone or something to be as valuable or good as he, she, or it deserves
Don't sell yourself short - you've got the skills and the experience. 不要小看自己——你有技能，也有经验。
sell your soul (to the devil)idiom 出卖灵魂
to be persuaded to do something, especially something bad, because of the money or other reward you will receive for doing it
Phrasal verbs
sell something off 减价出售；低价处理
to charge a low price for something to encourage people to buy it
They're selling off last year's stock at half price. 他们正以半价抛售去年的存货。
出售（全部或部分企业）
to sell all or part of a business
The company announced that it would be selling off its hotel business. 公司宣布将出售其宾馆业务。
sell out 卖光
to sell all of the supply that you have of something
We sold out of the T-shirts in the first couple of hours. 我们在头几个小时就把T恤衫卖完了。
B2 销售一空，售罄；脱销
If a supply of something sells out, there is no more of that thing to buy.
The first issue of the magazine sold out within two days. 杂志的第一期两天内销售一空。
[ passive ]（演出或电影的票）售罄
When a film, concert, etc. is sold out, all of the tickets for it have been sold.
We couldn't get seats - the concert was sold out. 我们弄不到座位——音乐会的票卖完了。
出售（部分）企业
to sell your business or part of your business
They decided to sell out to their competitors. 他们决定把公司卖给竞争对手。
sell (someone) out 背叛;出卖
to not do what you have promised someone you will do or what you should do because you will get more advantages for yourself if you do something else
French farmers feel they've been sold out by their government in the negotiations. 法国农场主感到在谈判中他们被政府出卖了。
They've sold out to the oil lobby (= done what these people wanted). 他们让自己被石油行业游说团收买了。
sell up （为移居他处或做别的事情而）出售房屋（或公司）
to sell your house or company in order to go somewhere else or do something else
They sold up and retired to the West Country. 他们变卖家产搬到了英格兰西南部。