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an act or the process of selling something 出售；销售 regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例 The product has been withdrawn from sale. 该产品已退出销售。 I haven't made a sale all week. 整整一个星期我什么也没卖出去。 She gets 10 per cent commission on each sale. 她每笔交易可获得10％的佣金。 They charge a fee of 3 to 5 per cent of the sale price . 他们收取售价的3-5％的费用。 We gave them our sales pitch (= our explanation of why they should buy something). 我们给了他们我们的销售机会。
Homophones sail | salesail salesee also bill of sale, off-sale, point of sale- sail verb
Thor managed to sail his raft across the Pacific Ocean. 雷神设法将他的木筏横渡太平洋。
- sail noun
Far out I could see a yacht with a white sail. 在很远的地方，我可以看到一艘白色帆的游艇。
- sale noun
She will receive the profits from the sale of her property. 她将从出售财产中获得利润。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga2All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to charity. 销售此书的所得收益将全部捐给慈善机构。 If we don't close this sale, we're out of business. 如果做不成这笔买卖我们就破产了。 The conditions of sale were posted up around the auction room. 销售条件张贴在拍卖大厅里。 The price is low to ensure a quick sale. 价格很低，目的是保证能够快速售出。 The sale of the house fell through when the buyer pulled out. 房屋交易因买方退出而中止。 the massive sale of foreign currency reserves 卖出巨额外汇储备 to maximize the sale proceeds 销售收益最大化
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- illegal
- art
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- hold
- ban
- block
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- make something
- realize something
- go ahead
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- price
- for sale
- on sale
- conditions of sale
- a contract of sale
- point of sale
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- sales[plural]
the number of items sold 销售量 They have to boost sales to make a profit. 他们必须增加销售才能获利。 Retail sales fell in November by 10 per cent. 11月份零售额下降了10％。 ticket/car sales 机票/汽车销售 The company has seen record sales over the past year. 该公司在过去的一年中创下了创纪录的销售额。 - sales are up/down
Online sales were up by 12 per cent. 在线销售增长了12％。 the sales figures for May 五月份的销售数字
Collocations BusinessBusiness 商业 Running a business 经营企业 - buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 - set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
创办企业／公司 - run/operate a business/company/franchise
经营企业／公司／专卖店 - head/run a firm/department/team
管理公司／部门／团队 - make/secure/win/block a deal
达成／阻止一笔交易 - expand/grow/build the business
扩展业务 - boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 - increase/expand production/output/sales
增加产量／输出量／销售量 - boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 - achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
实现／维持／保持增长／收益 - cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
削减成本／价格 - announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销 - break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
打入／进入／占领／控制市场 - gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 - find/build/create a market for something
为某物找到／建立／开创市场 - start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
发起广告／营销宣传活动 - develop/launch/promote a product/website
开发／推出／推销产品／网站 - create/generate demand for your product
为产品创造需求 - attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 - drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 - beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 - meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务 - draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
起草／制订／提出／批准预算 - keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 - be/come in below/under/over/within budget
未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 - generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 - fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 - provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
提供／筹集／分配资金 - attract/encourage investment/investors
吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 - recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
收回成本／亏损／投资 - get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 - apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功 - lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 - accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 - suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
蒙受惨重损失 - face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 - file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
申请／避免／幸免破产 - (British English) go into administration/liquidation
进入行政接管／清算 - liquidate/wind up a company
清算／关闭公司 - survive/weather a recession/downturn
艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 - propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 - launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessa2Direct sales, by mail order, were up by 15%. 邮购的直销量增长了 15%。 High-street sales have fallen for the fifth consecutive month. 商业大街的商品销量已连续 5 个月下滑。 Low interest rates pushed sales to a record in 2016. 低利率使销售额在2016年达到创纪录水平。 Lower consumer confidence could hurt PC sales. 消费者信心不足会影响个人电脑的销量。 North American sales account for 40% of the worldwide market. 北美的销量占全球市场的四成。 Sales failed to reach 10 000 units. 销量未能达到 1 万件。 Sales of ice cream are up because of the hot weather. 因于天气炎热，冰激凌的销量有所增长。 The advertising campaign generated massive sales. 广告宣传创造了巨大的销量。 The car manufacturer was forced to shed jobs following a dramatic sales slump. 随着销量猛跌，这个汽车制造商不得不削减工作岗位。 The company reported strong sales for June. 该公司6月份的销售强劲。 The high volume of sales makes the low pricing policy profitable. 巨大的销量使低定价策略也能获利。 Export sales were up by 32% last year. 去年出口销售量增长了 32%。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
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- achieve
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- generate
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- account for something
- amount to something
- reach something
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- force
- people
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- sales of
- in sales
- a decline in sales
- a drop in sales
- a fall in sales
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- sales[uncountable](also sales department [countable])
the part of a company that deals with selling its products 销售部 a sales and marketing director 市场销售部经理 - in sales
She works in sales. 她是做销售工作的。 She works in the sales department. 她在销售部门工作。 He's a sales manager for a hotel group. 他是一家酒店集团的销售经理。 The Weldon Group has a 6 000 strong sales force. 威尔登集团有 6 000 人的强大销售队伍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- healthy
- high
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- level
- value
- volume
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- achieve
- have
- generate
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- account for something
- amount to something
- reach something
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- force
- people
- personnel
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- sales of
- in sales
- a decline in sales
- a drop in sales
- a fall in sales
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an occasion when a shop or business sells its products at a lower price than usual 特价销售；廉价出售；大减价 The sale starts next week. 特价促销从下星期开始。 the January sales 元月大减价 - in the sales
I bought a coat in the sales. 我在大减价时买了一件外套。 - sale on something
a half-price sale on all bed linen 所有床上用品的半价销售 The airline is selling one third of all its seats at the sale price. 该航空公司以销售价格出售其所有座位的三分之一。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga2I bought it at the winter sales. 那是我在冬季大减价时买的。 I got these shoes in the Bloomingdales sale. 这双鞋是我在布鲁明戴尔百货店大减价时买的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- after-Christmas
- annual
- January
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- hold
- begin
- end
- rack
- prices
- in a/the sale
- at the sales
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- [countable]
an occasion when goods are sold, especially an auction 销售活动；（尤指）拍卖 a contemporary art sale 当代艺术品拍卖会 a major sale of paintings 油画的一次大售卖
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- illegal
- art
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- hold
- ban
- block
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- make something
- realize something
- go ahead
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- price
- for sale
- on sale
- conditions of sale
- a contract of sale
- point of sale
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Word Originlate Old English sala, from Old Norse sala, of Germanic origin; related to sell.
Idioms
(up) for sale
available to be bought, especially from the owner 待售；供出售（尤指从物主手里） I'm sorry, it's not for sale. 抱歉，这个不卖。 They've put their house up for sale. 他们的房子现在出售。 an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale 用于售卖的被盗车辆在数量上的增加 a ‘for sale’ sign “待售” 标志 The land has come up for sale again. 那块地又上市出售了。
on sale
available to be bought, especially in a shop （尤指在商店）出售，上市 Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingc1Drugs were on open sale in the club. 这家夜总会里有人公然售卖毒品。 The new stamps are now on sale at main post offices. 新邮票现在各大邮局有售。
- (especially North American English, South African English)
being offered at a reduced price 折价销售；减价出售
(on) sale or return
- (British English)
(of goods 商品 supplied with the agreement that any item that is not sold can be sent back without having to be paid for 剩货包退（任何未售出的商品均可退给供货商） The novels are delivered to outlets on a sale or return basis. 这些小说发给各经销门店，余货包退。