| 单词 | sell out |
| 释义 | sell out 1. phrasal verb B2 If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it, so that there is no longer any left for people to buy. Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins. [VERB PARTICLE + of] The next day the bookshops sold out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If a performance, sports event, or other entertainment sells out, all the tickets for it are sold. Football games often sell out well in advance. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb B2 When things sell out, all of them that are available are sold. Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately. [VERB PARTICLE] Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If you accuse someone of selling out, you disapprove of the fact that they do something which used to be against their principles, or give in to an opposing group. [disapproval] The young see him as a politician who will not sell out or make compromises. [VERB PARTICLE] ...a new play about an ageing British punk band tempted to sell out to corporate capitalism. [VERB PARTICLE + to] 5. phrasal verb Sell out means the same as sell up. [US] I hear she's going to sell out and move to the city. [VERB PARTICLE] 6. See also sell-out, sold out See full dictionary entry for sell sell-out also sellout Word forms: sell-outs 1. countable noun [usually singular, oft NOUN noun] If a play, sports event, or other entertainment is a sell-out, all the tickets for it are sold. Their concert there was a sell-out. ...sell-out shows. 2. countable noun [usually singular] If you describe someone's behaviour as a sell-out, you disapprove of the fact that they have done something which used to be against their principles, or given in to an opposing group. [disapproval] For some, his decision to become a Socialist candidate at Sunday's election was simply a sell-out. Translations: Chinese: 卖光 Japanese: 売り尽くす |
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