0 to give something to someone else in return for money -- 賣，出售
[ + two objects ] I sold him my car/I sold my car to him for $600. 我把車以600美元的價錢賣給了他。
We'll be selling the tickets at/for £50 each. 我們每張票將賣50英鎊。
These baskets sell well (= a lot of them are bought). 這些籃子賣得很好。
Their last album sold over a hundred thousand copies. 他們的最新唱片賣出了超過10萬張。
How much does the phone sell for? 這部電話賣多少錢？
1 to persuade someone that an idea or plan is a good one and likely to be successful -- 說服；使接受
My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally. 我的上司很守舊，我要費好大的功夫才能使他相信偶爾在家裡工作是個不錯的主意。
The filmmakers sold me on the idea that my book would work on the screen. 這位電影人士說服了我，讓我相信我的小說可以搬上銀幕。
[ + two objects ] The chance of greater access to European markets would help sell the president the plan/sell the plan to the president. 有機會更進一步打入歐洲市場將能說服總統接受這個計劃。
In an interview, you have to sell yourself to the employer. 在面試時，你必須想辦法打動雇主。
Recyclable material is sold to wholesalers and organic material is composted and then sold in the market.
As far as the records show he was never returned, recaptured and subsequently sold, or died in her charge.
The woman's husband could not sell or otherwise alienate that land without her permission.
Rich farmers sold grain on credit to poorer households when prices were high.
In a "free society" what grounds are there for restricting the freedom of adults to purchase, and of medical practitioners to sell, cosmetic surgery?
The firm earns revenues by selling goods and must purchase investment goods and hire labor.
Probably, given the importance of second-hand trade in early modern economies, nuns could even make a profit by selling some of the objects outside.
It has also moved from the study of major selling artists to look at the lives of 'ordinary' musicians and fans.
