銷售是最基本的：sale的含義綜述

I don’t believe in private ledge should not be for sale.

                                                                                         ——Gossip Girl
我不相信私立大學，知識不是用來出售的

                                                                                         ——緋聞女孩

一、sale有幾種含義？你知道嗎

n.

1.出售，銷售

These laws are intended to restrict the sale of alcohol.

這些法律是爲了限制含酒精飲料的銷售。

2.銷售量

The newspaper has sales of 1.72 million.

該報紙有 172 萬份的銷量。

3.銷售部 [U]

The sale department makes an accurate forecast of sale.

銷售部門做了一項準確的銷售預測。

4.特價銷售，廉價出售，大減價 [C]

This shirt was greatly reduced in the sale.

這種襯衣在大減價時降價很多。

5.銷售活動，（尤指）拍賣 [C]

The most thick-skinned of sale-goers can expect at least one adrenalin rush per auction.

常去拍賣會的人，即使是感覺最遲鈍的人，在每場拍賣臺上，至少也會有一次狂熱的激動情緒。

二、含有sale的常見短語

clearance sale

n. 清倉，大甩賣，大減價出售

for sale

adv.待售

short sale

賣空,拋售

white sale

n.大減價(尤指牀單,枕套等白織物)

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Efforts were made to limit the        of alcohol.
過去曾採取措施限制酒的銷售。