0 to give something to someone else in return for money -- 卖,出售
[ + 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。
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?
1 to persuade someone that an idea or plan is a good one and likely to be successful -- 说服;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���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。
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.