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sold

UK /səʊld/US /soʊld/

词源

源自中古英语 'solden',古英语 'sellan'(给予,交付),与古高地德语 'sellen'(交付)同源。

verb

❶ 出售,指将物品或服务以金钱交换的方式转让给他人。常用于商业交易场景,强调所有权转移的完成。

“She sold her old car for $5,000.”

(她以5000美元的价格卖掉了她的旧车。)

“The bookstore sold out of the new novel in one day.”

(书店一天之内就卖光了那本新小说。)

❶ 说服,使接受(观点或想法),常用于非字面意义的语境中。

“The salesman sold me on the benefits of the product.”

(推销员让我相信了这个产品的好处。)

“She sold the idea to the committee with her presentation.”

(她用她的演示说服了委员会接受这个想法。)

同义词:vend, trade, market, peddle, auction

常见短语

sold out — 售罄,指商品或门票等已经完全卖完,没有剩余。

“The concert tickets were sold out within minutes.”

(音乐会门票在几分钟内就售罄了。)

sold on — 被说服接受(某事物),指对某个想法或产品产生兴趣或信任。

“After the demo, I was completely sold on the software.”

(演示结束后,我完全被这款软件说服了。)