68 SELL: 賣，出賣，出售

68 SELL: 賣，出賣，出售

詞組講解

1. sell sb. a bill of goods ** 欺騙

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：向某人出售［假貨（a bill of goods）］

例 Congress is trying to sell the American people a bill of goods.

2. sell sb. on sth. *** 說服某人接受

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物賣給某人

例 You haven't sold me on your project yet.

3. sell sb. or sth. out / sell out sb. or sth. *** 全部賣出，出售一空；（為了利益而）出賣、背叛（朋友等）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人［徹底地、完全地、全部地（out）］出賣

例 The Bible says Jesus knew that Judas would sell him out.

This latest album sold out within five days of its release.

4. sell sb. or sth. short ** 賣空；低估，輕視

解 習語；詞義溯源：將某人或某物［以空頭方式（short）］出售

例 I think the report doesn't say enough. It sells our proposal short.

5. sell sth. off / sell off sth. *** 廉價出售

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物賣［出（off）］

例 Abex Communications announced it will sell off its newspaper business.

6. sell sth. on credit ** 賒銷，賒售

解 習語；詞義溯源：出售時允許［賒賬（on credit）］；參照buy sth. on credit

例 Items sold on credit are recorded in a separate book from cash sales.

參考譯文

1. 國會試圖蒙蔽美國民眾。

2. 你還沒有說服我接受你的項目呢。

3. 《圣經》中說，耶穌知道猶大會出賣他。

這張新專輯在上市五天內就賣光了。

4. 我認為報告并沒有說完全。它低估了我們的提議。

5. 阿貝克斯通信公司宣布將廉價出售其報紙業(yè)務。

6. 賒售的物品將記錄在一個單獨的本子上，與現(xiàn)金出售的分開。