Language Activator – Sell
اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت sell را بررسی خواهیم کرد. ابتدا جملات را خوانده و خودرا محک بزنید سپس برای دیدن نتایج و توضیح اینکه هر لغت در چه موقعیتی استفاده میشود به لینک زیر بروید
Sell/sell off/sell up/serve/peddle
sell
(intransitive/transitive verb)
: to give something to someone in exchange for money
.Tom’s thinking of selling his motorcycle and buying a new one
.Postcards and souvenirs were being sold outside the cathedral
sell somebody something
.The company sold Braugh $100,000 worth of computers at discounted rates
sell something to somebody
.It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18
.The painting was sold to an art gallery in Philadelphia
sell something for £250/$50 etc
.The antique buttons are very valuable, and we sell them for £100 and upwards
sell off
(transitive phrasal verb)
to sell something, usually a group of things, at a reduced price in order to get rid of it quickly, because you need the money soon, or because it will not last a long time
sell something off
.The bakery usually sells its cakes off at half price just before closing time
sell off something
The school district may be forced to close schools and sell off land in order to make much-needed repairs
export
(transitive verb)
if a country or a company exports its products, it sends them to another country in order to sell them
.Japanese televisions and hi-fi systems are exported all over the world
.Ancient artefacts cannot be exported
export something to France/the UK/Japan etc
.In 1986 they exported 210,000 cases of wine to the UK
exporter
(countable noun)
.Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s leading exporters of oil
export
(adjective only before noun)
.Export earnings are lower than last year
sell up
(intransitive/transitive phrasal verb)
British to sell your house, your business, or other things you own in order to move to a different place or to do something different
!Why don’t we sell up and move to Canada? Property is really cheap there
serve
(transitive verb)
if someone who works in a shop or a bar serves a customer, they help them to buy or choose the goods that they want
.Estrada was serving a customer when the fire started
.It is illegal to serve alcoholic drinks to anyone under 18
deal in
(transitive verb)
: to buy and sell a particular kind of goods as part of your business
Tax agents are visiting more than 5,000 businesses that deal in expensive items such as cars, boats, and jewels
the sale of something
(noun phrase)
: when something is sold
.The rebels are using money from the sale of drugs to buy weapons
.The law prohibits the sale and consumption of alcohol on unlicensed premises
flog
(transitive verb)
British informal to sell something, especially something that is of low quality or that has something wrong with it
.There was a man at the market who was flogging watches for £10 each
flog somebody something
.Don’t let him flog you his car — he’s had endless trouble with it
peddle
(transitive verb)
to sell goods, usually things that are cheap, especially by going from place to place rather than selling them in a shop
.Belloni started her bakery business by peddling her homemade bread to local stores
trading
(uncountable noun)
: the activity of selling goods or shares in companies
.Trading started briskly on the New York Stock Exchange this morning
stop/cease trading
.The company ran out of money and was forced to cease trading
:Practice
: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words
.N1. Street vendors …………. flowers and candles
.N2. The gallery …………… mostly in paintings but they do sometimes sell photographs
…………. N3. There was a line of people in front of me who were all waiting to be
.N4. My parents …………. up the farm and went to live in Glasgow
.N5. After the funeral the house contents were sold ………… quickly to pay all his debts
.N6. If you can, wait to ……………… until prices are high
:Answers
Peddled/ deals/ served /sold/ off/ sell
