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

——Mad Men

你所谓的爱是像我这样的卖尼龙的家伙捏造出来的。

——《广告狂人》

一、你知道sell有几种含义吗？

n.

1.推销术 [U] the method to sell things

Salesmen find that soft sell work well with young housewives.

销售员发现不施加压力的推销术对年轻的家庭主妇很管用。

 

2.【口】欺骗，骗局 trick

The whole thing was a sell.

这完全是个骗局。

 

v.

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

They sell cider at 10 dollars a cask.

他们以每桶十美元的价钱出售苹果酒。

 

2.推销；促进…的销售 [T] to make people want to buy sth

Television sells many products.

电视促进许多商品的销售。

 

3.达到...销售额 [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.

这部小说已销售约二十万册。

 

4.宣传，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.

他很会自我宣传。

 

5.背叛，出卖 [T] betray

He would sell his soul for the position.

他为了得到那个职位可以出卖灵魂。

 

二、含有sell的常见短语

hard sell

n.<美>硬卖,强行推销

 

sell off

v.廉价卖清

 

sell out

v.卖完,出卖,背叛

 

sell short

买空卖空;低估,轻视

 

sell up

v.卖完,为还债而变卖

 

三、学会sell的用法了吗？来做个小测试

It is quality not price that _____ our products.
我们的产品销路好,靠的是质量,而不是价格。