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sale

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sale /seɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun   → sail
1  [countableC, uncountableU]BBT when you sell something 出售，销售
sale of
 The use and sale of marijuana remains illegal.
吸食和贩卖大麻一直是违法的。
 Harvey gets a $50 commission every time he makes a sale (=sells something as part of his job).
哈维每做成一笔生意可得到50美元的佣金。
 Car salesmen will often bring down the price rather than lose a sale (=fail to sell something).
汽车推销员常常宁愿降价也不愿失去一笔生意。
 arms sales to Iran
对伊朗的军火销售
2  sales 
a) [plural]BBT the total number of products that are sold during a particular period of time 总销售量，销量
 Britain’s retail sales (=all the things sold to the public in shops) jumped 3.2 percent in April.
4月份英国的零售销量猛增了3.2%。
sales of
 Sales of automobiles are up this year.
汽车销量今年增加了。
 We did not reach our summer sales targets.
我们未能达到夏季的销售指标。
 The company no longer releases its sales figures (=how much money it makes or loses from sales).
这家公司不再公布自己的销售数字。
in sales
 We grossed more than $500,000 in sales last year.
我们去年的销售总额超过50万美元。
b) [uncountableU]BBC the part of a company that deals with selling products 销售部
 She found a job in sales.
她找到了一份销售部的工作。
 a sales manager
销售部经理
 a worldwide sales force of 1,100
全球范围内1,100人的销售队伍
Examples from the Corpus
sales force• AppleAssist, a combination help-line and sales force.• Halifax is offering to pay £500 million for Equitable's asset management business, sales force and systems.• Following the restructuring of the Chambers Harrap sales force, Elaine Walker has been promoted to key accounts manager.• He kept a distance between himself and his sales force.• He had no corporate structure to sustain, no major office buildings or sales force to keep going.• But unlike many computer-makers, Compaq makes all its sales through dealers, rather than by using its own sales force.• The Journal hears that an announcement on the sales force will be made internally this Monday and will not be made public.
3  for sale BBTSELLavailable to be bought 待售
 Excuse me, are these for sale?
请问，这些是要出售的吗？
 There was a ‘for sale’ sign in the yard.
院子里有一块写着“待售”的牌子。
 Reluctantly, they put the family home up for sale (=made it available to be bought).
他们万分不舍地把家里的房子拿去出售。
Examples from the Corpus
put ... up for sale• Around 1900-1901, the mill was closed and put up for sale, remaining unoccupied for some time.• It's been put up for sale by the Gloucester Health Authority, which would like to see it renovated.• A stake in the business, which has come near to bankruptcy, is put up for sale.• Clothier, which in October said it may seek a merger or put itself up for sale.• But he quashed rumours that the Red Fort had been quietly put up for sale due to his financial difficulties.• Last year's success story, Business 2.0, was put up for sale last week.• Lincoln went into receivership and was put up for sale on 4 February, 1922.• The house was put up for sale.
4  on sale 
a) BBTCHEAPavailable to be bought in a shop 上市，出售
 A wide range of postcards and other souvenirs are on sale in the visitors’ centre.
游客中心有各种明信片以及其他纪念品出售。
 Stephen King’s new novel will go on sale (=will begin to be sold) next week.
斯蒂芬·金的新小说将于下星期上市。
b) especially American EnglishAmECHEAP available to be bought at a lower price than usual 廉价出售
 These gloves were on sale for only $9.
这副手套削价出售，只卖九美元。
Examples from the Corpus
go on sale• The revamped car will cost £40,268 when it goes on sale next January.• As the new version of Navigator goes on sale Friday, Netscape is facing the toughest competition of its young life.• It should go on sale at around £7,000 to challenge the likes of the Renault Clio.• They go on sale next month.• San Francisco has been the hottest seller since single-game tickets went on sale.• The terms of reference for the phone concessions were to go on sale Monday.
5  [countableC]BBTCHEAP a period of time when shops sell their goods at lower prices than usual 大减价，贱卖
 Marsdon’s department store is having a sale this week.
马斯顿百货商店本周大减价。
the sales British EnglishBrE (=when all the shops have a sale) 〔各商店的〕大减价期间
 I picked up some real bargains in the January sales this year.
今年1月份大减价时我买了些很便宜的东西。
6  [countableC]BBTSELL an event at which things are sold to the person who offers the highest price 拍卖，拍卖会 SYN auction
7  sales drive/campaign BBTwhen a company makes a special effort to try to increase the amount of its products that it sells 促销活动
Examples from the Corpus
sales drive/campaign• Both firms have announced small computers and plan big sales campaigns.• Independent laboratory tests and a pilot sales campaign have confirmed that AirX works very successfully.• Valuable information such as company sales statistics or previous sales campaign studies can come from the client himself.• The sales drive was interrupted by a legal hiccup.• The spearhead of their sales drive was cooking and water heating, in which their major competitors were the gas boards.
8. sales pitch/talk SELLthe things that someone says when they are trying to persuade you to buy something 推销游说/宣传
Examples from the Corpus
sales pitch/talk• Don't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating.• Personally I think this is another of his sales pitches.• There was nothing spectacular about my sales pitch except the language in which it was couched.• None of this is likely to stop a flurry of sales pitches from mutual-fund salespeople.• He is running out of possible patrons, sales talk, flirtatiousness, hair, steam.• The analogy of the sales pitch is revealing, for advertisers do not promote their product merely by providing information about it.• The sales pitch can be so slick that many consumers don't even realize they have bought magazines until the bill arrives.• The sales pitch is a wonderful movie moment.
9. (on) sale or return British EnglishBrEBBT if a shop buys something on sale or return, it can return the goods that it is unable to sell 剩货包退〔零售商可以把卖不完的货物退还给批发商〕
Examples from the Corpus
(on) sale or return• This may be on a sale or return agreement without asking for payment.• Booksellers normally order books on a sale or return basis.• All available goods may be taken on a sale or return basis. 9.• All are on full sale on January 23-Knave sale or return from Blackhorse.• What is the position, though, where the buyer resells the goods on sale or return terms?
→ bill of sale, jumble sale, point of sale
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: when you sell something 出售，销售
verbs
make a sale (=sell something as part of your job)
A salesman may communicate perfectly well with a customer but fail to make a sale.
lose a sale (=fail to sell something)
Harry lost the sale because he was not persistent enough.
adjectives
a quick sale
He wants a quick sale, so he might reduce the price.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2:
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sales
strong (=good) 强劲的
The company has reported continuing strong sales.
公司公布销售持续强劲。
disappointing 令人失望的
Sales for the first three months of this year were disappointing.
今年前三个月的销售量令人失望。
record sales (=better than ever before) 创纪录的销量
The Ford Fiesta has achieved record sales in Italy.
福特嘉年华汽车在意大利实现了创纪录的销量。
car/ticket/book etc sales 汽车销量/票房/书的销量等
Car sales have fallen every month for the past two years.
在过去两年里汽车销量每月都在下跌。
annual sales 年销量
The company has annual sales of over $300 million.
公司年销售额超过三亿美元。
worldwide sales 全球销量
nWorldwide sales of wine are increasing.
retail sales (=sales of things to the public in shops) 零售销量
nThe volume of retail sales was 0.3 percent higher than in the previous quarter.
export sales (=sales of things to other countries) 出口销量
nExport sales rose for the sixth consecutive month.
high-street sales British EnglishBrE (=in shops in towns and cities) 城镇零售销量
nLast month saw record high-street sales.
verbs
sales increase/rise/grow/go up 销量上升
Sales rose by 9% last year.
去年销量上升了9%。
sales fall/drop/go down (=become lower) 销量下降
European sales have fallen by 12%.
欧洲销量下降了12%。
nsales improve
Sales are expected to improve over the coming year.
sales soar (=increase quickly and by a large amount) 销量猛增
nComputer sales soared as prices continued to come down.
sales slump (=decrease quickly and by a large amount) 销量骤降
nMeat sales have slumped following the most recent health scare.
sales + NOUN
sales figures 销售额
The company said its sales figures continued to show growth.
公司称其销售额继续表现出上升势头。
a sales target 销售指标
It achieved only 20% of its sales target.
只完成了销售指标的20%。
the sales force (=the people who sell a company's products) 销售队伍
The sales force had grown from 40 to 270.
销售队伍从40人增加到了270人。
sales performance (=how much a company sells) 销售业绩
nThere has been an encouraging improvement in sales performance.
the sales forecast (=how much a company expects to sell) 销售预测
The sales forecast is for a 12% increase in sales over the current year.
公司预计明年销量将会增加20%。
phrases
an increase/growth in sales 销量的增长
The company is expecting a 20% increase in sales next year.
公司预计明年销量将会增加20%。
a fall/drop in sales 销量的下降
nSome jobs may be cut following a big drop in sales.
the volume of sales (=the amount of goods a company sells) 销售量
nBecause of its high volume of sales, the company can keep prices low.
Examples from the Corpus
sale• Amelia bought her jacket at a sale for twenty dollars.• There's going to be a sale at Macy's next week.• The bookstore across the street is having a sale.• an exhibit and sale of Chinese art• The declaration exposed him to accusations of hypocrisy after each revelation of arms sales to dubious regimes.• Deb's biggest sale today was a guitar for $500.• All the Christmas sales start right after Thanksgiving.• a craft sale• In addition to the conference, a one day sales training course was held the day before.• Last year saw half of privately-held Tivoli's revenues come from sales of Tivoli Works, the framework, toolkits and services.• Toll Brothers Inc., a builder of luxury homes, is seeing a rapid rise in its sales.• I got this coat for half price in the January sales.• The emphatic answer is that it is not a contract of sale.• Five further drawings were purchased after the sale from dealers, again with outside support.• The company declined to give a timetable for the sale.• Huizenga was expected to announce the details of the sale Thursday afternoon at news conference at Pro Player Stadium.
lose ... sale• The regional newspaper industry may also lose sales.• In the 1967 epidemic more than 2,300 infections were reported, which cost the country £150million in slaughter costs and lost sales.• However, the trailer's loss was not merely nominal because he had lost a sale.• Foot-and-mouth has already cost £51million in lost sales of livestock.• Thus when one purchaser backed out, the trader did not lose a sale.
the sales• There were other ways to advertise that could keep the warnings at a minimum, and the sales of cigarettes zooming.• Cheryl also handles all car phone arrangements for the sales team, negotiating rates with the phone companies.• Think back to the day Joan Yancey of Tandem returned from the sales conference.• A Production Budget is prepared on the basis of the Sales Budget.• The name of the sales person who made each sale; 5.• Answer guide: They have no direct effect but often the debtor is the other side of the sales entry.• Once the desired sales price is deter-mined, a desired amount will be deducted from the sales price for profit.• This may result in a product specification being drawn up in which the sales engineers may have an influence.
From Longman Business Dictionary
salesale /seɪl/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU]COMMERCE the act of selling someone property, food, or other goods
sale of
The public protested at the sale of land for industrial development.
A house sale may be completed in four weeks.
Every time we make a sale, I get $50 commission.
Rather than lose a sale, car salesmen will often bring down the price.
Tickets go on sale (=become available to buy) later this week.
→ see also bill of sale, conditions of sale, offer for sale, point of sale, trust for sale, trustee for sale
→ cash sale → conditional sale → credit sale → direct sale → direct sales → firm sale → forward sale → indirect sale → last sale → private sale → public sale → short sale → wash sale
2for saleCOMMERCE available to be bought
Executives said the firm may be for sale.
We don’t have a for sale sign up outside the building.
She recently put her house up for sale.
3on sale American EnglishAmECOMMERCE available for a short time at a reduced priceSYN BrE ON OFFER
I bought a set of iron skillets on sale for $8.99.
4COMMERCE [countableC] a period of time when a shop sells its goods at lower prices than usual
The drugstore downtown is having a sale, and some things are down to half price.
→ clearance sale → closing down sale → end-of-season sale
5the sales [plural] British EnglishBrECOMMERCE when shops are selling their goods at lower prices than usual
You might be able to get a cheap bed in the sales.
The cost of footwear was reduced by 12% at the January sales.
6[countableC]COMMERCE an event at which things are sold, especially to the person who offers the highest price
sale of
a sale of 17th century paintings
→ fire sale
7sales [plural]ACCOUNTING the total number of products that a company sells during a particular period of time
We grossed more than £500,000 in sales last year.
The rate of sales growth slowed in the second half of the year.
They’ve already reached their sales targets for this year.
Do you have this month’s sales figures?
→ comparable-store sales → gross sales → net sales → retail sales → same-store sales → trade sales → unit sales
8sales [uncountableU]MARKETING the part of a company that deals with selling products
I’d like to work in sales.
She is director of sales and marketing.
a sales manager
Origin sale
(1000-1100) Old Norse sala
sale noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2
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