| 词组 | sell out |
| 释义 | sell out 1. sell out if a shop sells out of something, it has no more of that particular thing left to sell + of ▪ Most music stores have already sold out of Ice Cube's new rap album. be sold out (=a shop has sold out of something) ▪ The bakery is usually sold out of my favourite cake within two hours. 2. sell out if a supply of something sells out, all of it has been sold and there is no more of it left to buy: ▪ Tickets for the baseball game sold out in just five hours. be sold out (=something has sold out) ▪ Copies of Don DeLillo's new book are sold out at Border's Bookstore. 3. sell out if an event, performance, concert etc sells out, all the tickets have been sold and there are no more left to buy: ▪ The Napa Valley Wine Auction sells out quickly.. be sold out (=an event, performance, concert etc has sold out) ▪ The Bellarmine College fashion show is sold out. sell-out n C an event, performance, concert etc for which all the tickets have been sold: ▪ The concert's sponsors are hoping for a sell-out. sell-out adj only before noun a sell-out concert, performance etc is one for which all the tickets have been sold: ▪ Metalllica's sell-out tour of the US 4. sell out to do something that is against your beliefs or principles in order to get power, money etc: ▪ Mitch sold out, trading a lot of dreams for a bigger paycheck. ▪ Compromising doesn't always mean selling out. sell-out n C when you do something that is against your beliefs or principles because you want more money, power etc: ▪ Some authors think writing cheap romance novels is a sell-out. 5. sell sb out • sell out sb usually passive informal to not do what you promised to do for someone, or to help someone else instead of them: ▪ We believe that American workers are being sold out in foreign trade deals. sell-out n C when you do not do what you promised to do for someone, or when you help someone else instead of them: ▪ The senator was accused of being a sell-out for not supporting minorities in congress. 6. sell out to sell your business or your share of a business: ▪ After four years, Glenn sold out to his sister, who continued to operate the restaurant alone. ▪ Mr. Urbanek founded Randex Inc. in 1969 and later sold out to Perkin-Elmer. |
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