v.(动词)

1. 背叛（祖国），出卖（朋友，节操）
2. 出售，卖（出），售（出），销售，推销，促销，经销
3. 促进...的销路，使好卖，有销路
4. 得到承认，得到赞同
5. 宣传
6. 当推销员
7. 达到...销售额
8. 使接受， 使人相信
9. 欺骗
10. 被接受，被认可
11. 受欢迎
12. 出让，转让
13. 销售得…
14. 售价是…
15. 推荐，自荐

n.(名词)

1. 失望，让人失望的东西
2. 卖，推销（术），销售（术），出售
3. 欺骗，诳骗，骗局
4. 对买主的吸引力

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 卖,售,销 give sth for money
2. vt. 经销; 推销 have a stock of sth for sale; persuade sb to buy sth
3. vt. 使人买,将…卖出 make people want to buy; cause sth to be sold
4. vi. 被出售,有销路,有人买 be sold; find buyers
5. vt. 使…相信 make sb believe that sb/sth is good or true
6. vt. 接受贿赂、报酬等而做坏事 accept a bribe, reward, etc. for doing sth bad
7. vt. 欺骗 cheat

n.(名词)

1. [S] 欺骗; 失望 a deception; disappointment
2. [U] 卖,销售 the act or an instance of selling

Noun:

1. the activity of persuading someone to buy;

   "it was a hard sell"
   

Verb:

1. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent;

   "He sold his house in January"
   "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
   

2. be sold at a certain price or in a certain way;

   "These books sell like hot cakes"
   

3. persuade somebody to accept something;

   "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
   

4. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;

   "She deals in gold"
   "The brothers sell shoes"
   

5. give up for a price or reward;

   "She sold her principles for a successful career"
   

6. be approved of or gain acceptance;

   "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
   

7. be responsible for the sale of;

   "All her publicity sold the products"
   

8. deliver to an enemy by treachery;

   "Judas sold Jesus"
   "The spy betrayed his country"
   

1.卖;出让;转让
If yousell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money.

e.g. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books...
我把我所有的东西都卖掉了，只剩下汽车和书。
e.g. His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews...
他的继承人把这幅画卖给了伦敦艺术品经销商阿格纽斯。

2.(商店)经售，出售
If a shopsells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there.

sell

e.g. It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs...
这里出售各种商品，从发带到东方小地毯应有尽有。
e.g. Bean sprouts are also sold in cans.
也有罐装豆芽出售。

3.以…的价格出售;售价是…
If somethingsells for a particular price, that price is paid for it.

e.g. Unmodernised property cansell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value.
没有装备现代化设施的房地产能够卖到它配置了现代化设施情况下的市价的 40%。
e.g. ... grain sells at 10 times usual prices.
粮食售价是平常的 10 倍。

4.有销路;大量卖出
If somethingsells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities.

e.g. Even if this album doesn'tsell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change...
即使这张专辑得不到市场和评论家的青睐，我们也不会作出任何改变。
e.g. The company believes the products willsell well in the run-up to Christmas.
这个公司相信这些产品在圣诞节前夕一定会畅销。

5.促进…的销路;推销
Something thatsells a product makes people want to buy the product.

e.g. It is only the sensational that sells news magazines.
只有轰动性的事件才能促进新闻杂志的销售。
e.g. ...car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn'tsell.
汽车生产商长期奉行的座右铭——安全性并不意味着畅销

6.使接受;使采纳
If yousell someone an idea or proposal, orsell someoneon an idea, you convince them that it is a good one.

e.g. She tried tosell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder...
她努力说服我买一台自己的碎纸机。
e.g. She is hoping she cansell the idea to clients...
她希望能让客户们接受这个想法。

7.出卖肉体;卖淫
If someonesells theirbody, they have sex for money.

e.g. 85 per cent said they would rather notsell their bodies for a living.
85%的人说如果存在其他选择，他们不会出卖肉体谋生。

8.(为获得个人利益或好处而)出卖，背叛
If someonesells youdown the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage.

e.g. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.
他被那些本应该保护他的人出卖了。

9.低估;轻视;怠慢
If yousell someoneshort, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should.

e.g. They need to improve their image — they areselling themselves short...
他们需要提升自己的形象——他们是在自贬身价。
e.g. selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.
如此过分地怠慢他们的崇拜者令人无法接受。

10.出卖灵魂(或良心)
If you talk about someoneselling theirsoul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles.

e.g. ...a man who wouldsell his soul for political viability.
为了升官晋爵甘愿出卖良心的人

11. tosell like hot cakes -> see cake

相关词组：sell offsell onsell outsell up

1. 出售, 卖：携带物品里显示物品的右边能作出 售卖(sell),装备(equip),分解(scrap),强化(enhance),食用(consume)等行动. 服务型角色能作出 修理(repair),使用药品(*ister),煮熟食物(cook)等行动. 越高级防具耐用度及吸收伤害比率会越高,

Her name will help to sell the film.

有她的名字，这部影片就卖座。

The group's record has sold millions.

他们的唱片已经售出了千千万万张了。

I'd like to buy your house if you are willing to sell it.

如果你愿意卖的话，我想买你的房子。

Are artists who work in advertising selling themselves?

艺术家做广告是不是作践自己？

It is not price but quality that sells our shoes.

我们的鞋好卖不是因为价钱低而是因为质量好。

I sold my car to James for 'u00a3800.

我把我的汽车转让给了詹姆斯，获得800英镑。

I sold James my car for 'u00a3800.

我以800英镑把我的汽车卖给了詹姆斯。

They sold the business at a profit'/loss (= they gained'/lost money when they sold it) .

他们把公司让出赢利 / 亏本让出。

We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell.

我们开了个好价钱，但他们不愿卖。

Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.

多数超级市场都经销一系列有机产品。

Do you sell stamps?

你这儿卖邮票吗？

to sell insurance

卖保险

The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week.

这份杂志一周售出30万册。

The book sold well and was reprinted many times.

这本书销路不错，重印了好多次。

The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it) .

新款式无人问津。

The pens sell for just 50p each.

这些钢笔每支只卖50便士。

You may not like it but advertising sells.

你可以不喜欢广告，但它能促销。

It is quality not price that sells our products.

我们的产品销路好，靠的是质量，而不是价格。

I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books...

我把我所有的东西都卖掉了，只剩下汽车和书。

His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews...

他的继承人把这幅画卖给了伦敦艺术品经销商阿格纽斯。

It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs...

这里出售各种商品，从发带到东方小地毯应有尽有。

Bean sprouts are also sold in cans.

也有罐装豆芽出售。

Unmodernised property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value.

没有装备现代化设施的房地产能够卖到它配置了现代化设施情况下的市价的 40%。

... grain sells at 10 times usual prices.

粮食售价是平常的 10 倍。

Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change...

即使这张专辑得不到市场和评论家的青睐，我们也不会作出任何改变。

The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas.

这个公司相信这些产品在圣诞节前夕一定会畅销。

It is only the sensational that sells news magazines.

只有轰动性的事件才能促进新闻杂志的销售。

...car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn't sell.

汽车生产商长期奉行的座右铭——安全性并不意味着畅销

She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder...

她努力说服我买一台自己的碎纸机。

She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients...

她希望能让客户们接受这个想法。

85 per cent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living.

85%的人说如果存在其他选择，他们不会出卖肉体谋生。

He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.

他被那些本应该保护他的人出卖了。

They need to improve their image 'u2014 they are selling themselves short...

他们需要提升自己的形象——他们是在自贬身价。

selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.

如此过分地怠慢他们的崇拜者令人无法接受。

...a man who would sell his soul for political viability.

为了升官晋爵甘愿出卖良心的人

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Merchants buy and sell.
   商人买进卖出。
2. If you are willing to sell,I'll buy.
   如果你愿卖我就买。
3. Our products sell in many countries in the world.
   我们的产品在世界各地的许多国家销售。
4. Ice-cream sells best in (the) summer.
   冰淇淋在夏天销路最好。
5. The new-type TV set sells well.
   这种新型电视机销路很好。
6. It can sell high.
   这能卖高价。
7. Goods of that quality will never sell.
   这样质量的商品绝对卖不出去。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. Do you sell needles?
   你卖针吗?
2. Do you sell stamps?
   你们出售邮票吗?
3. He sold his car because he needed money.
   他因为需要用钱把汽车卖了。
4. This shop sells a wide variety of goods.
   这家铺子销售各种货物。
5. This record has sold over a million copies.
   这张唱片销售量已超过100万张。
6. Good news sells newspapers.
   质量高的新闻使报纸畅销。
7. He sold them to the police.
   他向警察出卖了他们。
8. The traitor sold his country for money.
   那个叛徒为了钱而背叛了他的祖国。
9. Such people are ready to sell their souls.
   这种人灵魂也会出卖。
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10. British cars are sold in nearly every country in the world.
    英国汽车几乎行销世界各国。
11. He realized he had been sold.
    他意识到自己上当了。

用作双宾动词S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

1. John sold Mary his bicycle.
   约翰把自行车卖给了玛丽。
2. He sold me this car at the price of 420 pounds.
   他以420英镑的价格把这辆车卖给了我。
3. We sold them some fertilizer.
   我们卖给他们一些肥料。
4. I take it he wants to sell us some stuff.
   我以为他想卖给我们一些物品。
5. Can you sell the boss your plan?
   你能使老板接受你的计划吗?
6. He tried to sell me a lie about losing his wallet.
   他试图使我相信他丢失了钱夹的谎言。

S+～+ n./pron. +to pron./n.

1. I sold my house to him.
   我把房子卖给了他。
2. It is easy to sell goods to children.
   向孩子们兜售商品是很容易的。
3. They sold their pictures to an art dealer.
   他们把画卖给了一个经营艺术品的商人。
4. We are thinking of selling the house to a building firm.
   我们想把这栋房子卖给建筑公司。
5. He sold them to the enemy.
   他把他们出卖给敌人了。
6. Will they be able to sell their ideas to the voters?
   他们能使选民接受他们的想法吗?
7. What an excuse!You'll never sell that to anyone.
   这算什么借口!你这种说法绝不会有人相信。
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8. John's house was sold to a Frenchman.
   约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

1. Don't sell yourself short when you go for an interview.
   你接受面试时切勿低估自己。
2. When you say John is inefficient,I think you're selling him short.
   你说约翰无能,我认为你是低估了他。
3. Don't sell the team short; the players are better than you think.
   别低估了这支球队,队员比你想象的要强。
4. You were selling it short when you said that the restaurant was quite good—it's excellent.
   你说这家饭店还可以,你低估它了——这家饭店好极了。
5. Take care that you don't sell his suggestion short, it could save the firm a lot of money.
   当心勿低估了他的建议,它能为该公司省好多钱。

1. Would you like a career in selling?
   你愿意干销售这一行吗?
2. It's a real sell; the food seems cheap but you pay extra for vegetables.
   真骗人,饭食好像很便宜,可是吃菜还得另付钱呢。
3. The prize was supposed to be a free trip to Europe, but it turned out to be just a picture book of London.What a sell!
   这个奖原先是免费赴欧洲旅行一趟,但结果竟然是一本伦敦的画册,简直是欺诈!

sell at〔for〕( v.+prep. )

以…价格出售 give in exchange at a particular price
sell at〔for〕 sth

Eggs sell at 60 cents a dozen.

鸡蛋售价为每打60美分。

Each duck sells for five yuan .

每只鸭售价5元。

sell sth at〔for〕 sth

I sold my new bicycle at half price.

我以半价把新自行车卖了。

I'll sell it to you for ￡5.

我愿以五镑的价钱卖给你。

He sold the house for $50,000.

他的房子卖了5万美元。

sell by( v.+prep. )

按…出售 give in exchange through sth
sell sth by sth

The shop sells goods by retail.

这家商店零售货物。

They sell it by the pound.

他们按磅出售这东西。

sell off( v.+adv. )

廉价销售 sell at a low price
sell sth ⇔ off

He has sold off his business.

他低价变卖了他的店铺。

The department store is selling off its summer stock.

这家百货公司正在举行夏季商品大拍卖。

We're selling off these tins of fruit at reduced prices because they're slightly damaged.

我们廉价出售这些水果罐头,因为它们稍有损伤。

The shopkeeper had too many cucumbers and had to sell them off cheap to get rid of them.

那个店主库存的黄瓜太多,所以得把它们廉价出售。

The store is selling off their old television sets to make room for the latest models.

这家商店正在廉价处理旧式电视机,以便购进最新型电视机。

Everything has been sold off to pay his debts.

为了还债,他变卖了一切。

The rest of the goods will be sold off at greatly reduced prices.

剩下的货物得大幅度削价出售。

sell on( v.+prep. )

〈非正〉说服; 赞成,赞许 persuade; accept sth; believe that it is good
sell sb on sth

We tried to sell the toy manufacturer on our new kind of plastic.

我们试图说服玩具制造商采用我们的新型塑料。

If you can sell the chairman on your plan, the rest of the committee will quickly agree .

如果你能说服主席同意你的计划,其他委员会欣然同意的。

Are the workers sold on the idea of profit-sharing?

工人们接受分红的主意吗?

I like the house but I'm not sold on the area.

我喜欢这房子,但对地段不太感兴趣。

I'm completely sold on the idea; I think it's a brilliant suggestion.

我对这个想法极感兴趣,认为它是一个绝妙的建议。

Is the director completely sold on the idea of combining the two firms?

那位董事长完全同意合并这两家公司的意见吗?

sell out( v.+adv. )

〈非正〉背叛,出卖 be disloyal or unfaithful to; betray
sell out

I've decided to sell out and go and live in the country.

我决定卖掉股份,去乡村生活。

sell sth ⇔ out

She had decided to sell out her share of the company and retire.

她决定出售她在公司的股份并退休。

sell out

The shop has sold out of bread and won't have any more until tomorrow.

商店里的面包已售完,要到明天才有供应。

sell out sth

The shop sold out all its shirts.

那家商店把所有的衬衣都卖光了。

He sold out his shop and moved to Cornwall.

他把商店卖出去,搬到康俄尔去了。

This wardrobe has been sold out.

这个衣柜已经卖出去了。

The shirts were cheap and sold out fast.

这些衬衫很便宜,很快就卖完了。

The new commemorative stamps are all sold out.

这版新纪念邮票全都卖完了。

A sign on the box-office window says “All Sold Out”.

售票处窗子上挂了一个“全部售完”的牌子。

sell out

He was a good writer, but he sold out and now just writes for money.

他曾是个好作家,但后来出卖了原则,现在只是为钱而写作了。

The union leaders were accused of selling out to the employers.

工会领袖们被指责向雇主投降。

Those who sell out to the enemy should be severely punished.

投降者应受严惩。

sell sb ⇔ out

They've sold us out by agreeing to work during the strike.

他们同意在罢工期间上班,从而背叛了我们。

He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.

他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

sell out sth

They accused him of selling out the interests of the people.

他们指责他出卖人民的利益。

Soon they began to sell out their country's sovereignty and independence.

不久,他们开始出卖自己国家的主权和独立。

The country has sold out its principles in yielding to the demands of a military power.

这个国家屈从于一个军事大国的要求而出卖原则。

sell up( v.+adv. )

变卖财产; 卖光 sell what one owns; sell all one's goods
sell up

I shall have to sell up to pay all my debts.

我将不得不变卖我的东西来还债。

I'll just have to sell up now to get some ready cash.

我必须变卖家产才能得到现金。

I'm thinking of selling up and leaving the country.

我在想要卖光财产离开这个国家。

After farming for ten years, he sold up and went to Canada.

他经营了十年农场后,变卖了全部财产前往加拿大。

hard sell

硬推销术 aggressive way of selling sth

～+名词

• sell%20bikes">sell bikes出售自行车
• sell%20books">sell books卖书
• sell%20car">sell car卖车
• sell%20goods">sell goods销售货物
• sell%20meat">sell meat卖肉
• sell%20needles">sell needles卖针
• sell%20new%20car">sell new car使新车得以卖出
• sell%20newspapers">sell newspapers有助于报纸的畅销
• sell%20one%27s%20country">sell one's country出卖祖国
• sell%20one%27s%20friends">sell one's friends出卖朋友
• sell%20one%27s%20honour">sell one's honour出卖荣誉
• sell%20one%27s%20soul">sell one's soul出卖灵魂
• sell%20sb%20some%20fertilizer">sell sb some fertilizer卖给某人一些肥料
• sell%20stamps">sell stamps出售邮票

～+副词

• sell%20again">sell again又上了一次当
• sell%20best">sell best销路好,好卖
• sell%20cheap">sell cheap售价便宜
• sell%20dear">sell dear高价出售
• sell%20direct">sell direct直接出售
• sell%20high">sell high卖高价
• sell%20outright">sell outright当场售出
• sell%20piecemeal">sell piecemeal一件一件地出售
• sell%20retail">sell retail零售
• sell%20short">sell short卖空
• sell%20very%20fast">sell very fast销路好,好卖
• sell%20well">sell well销路良好
• sell%20wholesale">sell wholesale批发
• sell%20briskly">sell briskly销路很好
• sell%20easily">sell easily轻而易举地售出
• sell%20immediately">sell immediately立即售出
• sell%20intelligently">sell intelligently明智地销售
• sell%20irregularly">sell irregularly不规则地出售
• sell%20languidly">sell languidly销售缓慢
• sell%20largely">sell largely大量售出
• sell%20legitimately">sell legitimately合法销售
• sell%20openly">sell openly公开售出
• sell%20poorly">sell poorly销路不好
• sell%20privately">sell privately私下卖给
• sell%20profitably">sell profitably有利可图地出售
• sell%20quickly">sell quickly销售迅速
• sell%20really">sell really销路好
• sell%20smartly">sell smartly销路很好
• sell%20sparingly">sell sparingly少量售出
• sell%20away">sell away卖掉
• sell%20off">sell off卖掉,让出
• sell%20out">sell out卖光,卖掉,背叛,出卖
• sell%20out%20one%27s%20property">sell out one's property出售房产
• sell%20out%20shirts">sell out shirts卖掉衬衫
• sell%20up">sell up卖光,为偿债而变卖

～+介词

• sell%20at">sell at以…价出售
• sell%20at%20a%20loss">sell at a loss亏本出售
• sell%20at%20bargain">sell at bargain廉价出售,大减价
• sell%20at%20fixed%20prices">sell at fixed prices按固定价格出售
• sell%20at%20one%20pound%20each">sell at one pound each按一英镑一个出售
• sell%20at%20three%20for%20per%20yuan">sell at three for per yuan按每元三个出售
• sell%20below%20cost">sell below cost亏本出售
• sell%20by">sell by按…出售
• sell%20by%20auction">sell by auction拍卖
• sell%20by%20dozen">sell by dozen按打出售
• sell%20by%20weight">sell by weight按重量卖
• sell%20by%20yard">sell by yard按码卖
• sell%20sb%20down%20the%20river">sell sb down the river欺骗某人
• sell%20for">sell for以(多少钱)卖出
• sell%20for%20a%20good%20price">sell for a good price卖个好价钱
• sell%20for%20a%20song">sell for a song以极低的价格出售,大拍卖
• sell%20for%20ten%20pounds">sell for ten pounds卖十镑
• sell%20in">sell in按…出售
• sell%20in%20bottles">sell in bottles按瓶出售
• sell%20in%20gross">sell in gross批发
• sell%20in%20small%20lots">sell in small lots一小份一小份地出售
• sell%20like%20hot%20cakes">sell like hot cakes畅销
• sell%20on%20trust">sell on trust赊销
• sell%20through%20a%20commission%20merchant">sell through a commission merchant通过代理商出售
• sell%20to%20the%20trade">sell to the trade卖给同行
• sell%20under%20prime%20cost">sell under prime cost低于原价出售
• sell%20under%20the%20counter">sell under the counter私下出售,非法出售
• sell%20without%20any%20profit">sell without any profit保本出售

形容词+～

• sell">hard sell硬推销术
• sell">inert sell惰性推销法
• sell">real sell真的欺骗
• sell">soft sell软推销术

名词+～

• sell">switch sell转换推销法

介词+～

• sell">sole right of sell独家经销权

• The whole explanation was simply an elaborate sell.

  出自：B. Stoker

• It'll be an awful sell if at the end..you've made a hash of it.

  出自：W. S. Maugham

• There were traitors in the Turkish ranks,..the Turkish Army was more or less sold.

  出自：G. J. W. Wolseley

销售商务会谈

B：We have inspected the rice, and we're surprised to know that the weight is short.
这些大米我们检验过了，重量不够，我们感到奇怪。

A：Wesell our goods on loaded weight and not on landed weight.
我们出售商品是以装船重量为准，不是以卸货重量为准。

B：I see.
我知道了。

求职面试

sell的意思

B：Can yousell yourself in two minutes？ Go for it.
你能在两分钟內自我推荐吗？大胆试试吧！

A：With my qualifications and experience, I feel I am hardworking, responsible and diligent in any project I undertake. Your organization could benefit from my analytical and interpersonal skills.
依我的资格和经验，我觉 得我对所从事的每一个项目都很努力、负责、勤勉。我的分析能力和与人相处的技巧，对贵单位必有价值。

在商店

sell什么意思

A：Would you give me some fruits? How much are these oranges?
能给我一些水果吗？这些桔子要多少钱？

B：Seventy cents a piece.
一个7 角。

A：How about this one?
这个怎样？

sell

B：Sixty cents a piece.
6 角一个。

A：Well, I’ll take five of the seventy cent ones, and are those grapefruits sweet?
哦，我要5 个7 角的，另外这些葡萄柚甜吗？

B：Sure! They are very fresh, first of all. Wesell at a bargain, and you make a wise purchase if you buy them today. Eighty cents only, a piece.
当然甜！最重要的是新鲜。我们便宜卖，如果你今天买就很划算，一个只要8 角钱。

A：I follow you and I’ll take three just for my trial.
我懂你的意思，我买3 个试试。

sell

B：Thank you very much and anything else?
非常谢谢你，还要其他东西吗？

A：That’s all. Thank you.
就只要这些了。谢谢。

v.(动词)

1. sell是buy的反义词,基本意思是“卖,售”,指出让某物之所有权去换回金钱,可以表示“卖”,也可以表示“卖出”。可译为“经销,推销”“使人买,将…卖出”“被出售,有销路,有人买”“使某人相信某事物好或是真的”等。引申可作“出卖”“欺骗”解。
2. sell可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时表示“卖”的具体动作,其主语是人或由人组成的机构,接名词或代词作宾语。也可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语,还可接以形容词充当宾语补足语的复合宾语。sell用作不及物动词时表示“卖”的状态或物品的销售状况,其主动形式可表示被动意义。
3. sell后常接介词for或at,表示“以…价格出售”,接for表示“总价”,接at表示“单价”。
4. sell out的意思是“出售股份”“脱销”; sell up的意思是“变卖财产”“卖光”。

n.(名词)

1. sell用作名词意思是“卖,销售”,指抽象的销售行为。
2. sell也可作“欺骗,失望”解,通常用单数形式。

v.(动词)

sell at, sell for

sell at和sell for都表示“以…价格出售”。其区别是：

at表示单价, for表示总价。

v.(动词)

他把车卖掉一年了。

误 He sold his car for a year.

正 He sold his car a year ago.

正 It is a year since he sold his car.

析 sell是瞬间动词,不可与表示一段时间的状语连用。

我们的产品畅销世界32个国家。

误 Our product sells good in 32 countries in the world.

正 Our product sells well in 32 countries in the world.

正 Our product has a ready sale in 32 countries in the world.

析 表示“畅销”,可说sell well,也可说have a ready sale〔ready market,good market〕,不可说sell good。

他的汽车卖了2000美元。

误 He sold his car by $2000.

正 He sold his car for $2000.

我们按斤售肉。

误 We sell the meat at jin .

正 We sell the meat by jin .

析 表示“以某种价格出售”时应该用for,表示“以某种单位(如“斤”“两”)或方式(如“零售”“批发”)出售某物”时用by。

这本书销路很好。

误 The book is sold well.

正 The book sells well.

析 表示“某物出售情况如何”时, sell为不及物动词,其主语只能是物,不能是人,而不用被动结构。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的sellan，意为给；最初源自原始日耳曼语的salijanan，意为出手，转送。