What you call love was invented by guys like me to sell nylons.

——Mad Men

你所謂的愛是像我這樣的賣尼龍的家伙捏造出來的。

——《廣告狂人》

一、你知道sell有幾種含義嗎？

n.

1.推銷術 [U] the method to sell things

Salesmen find that soft sell work well with young housewives.

銷售員發(fā)現(xiàn)不施加壓力的推銷術對年輕的家庭主婦很管用。

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2.【口】欺騙，騙局 trick

The whole thing was a sell.

這完全是個騙局。

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v.

1.賣，出售 [I,T]?to offer sth for people to buy

They sell cider at 10 dollars a cask.

他們以每桶十美元的價錢出售蘋果酒。

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2.推銷；促進…的銷售 [T]?to make people want to buy sth

Television sells many products.

電視促進許多商品的銷售。

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3.達到...銷售額 [T]?to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned

The novel has sold about two hundred thousand copies.

這部小說已銷售約二十萬冊。

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4.宣傳，使接受，使人相信 [T]?persuade sb that sth is a good idea, service, product, etc.

He's good at selling himself.

他很會自我宣傳。

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5.背叛，出賣 [T]?betray

He would sell his soul for the position.

他為了得到那個職位可以出賣靈魂。

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二、含有sell的常見短語

hard sell

n.<美>硬賣,強行推銷

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sell off

v.廉價賣清

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sell out

v.賣完,出賣,背叛

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sell short

買空賣空;低估,輕視

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sell up

v.賣完,為還債而變賣

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三、學會sell的用法了嗎？來做個小測試

It is quality not price that _____ our products.
我們的產品銷路好,靠的是質量,而不是價格。 ?