Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1143
sale
出售；销售；买卖
the act or activity of selling something; an instance of selling
- 1.
An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
以货币或信用交换商品或服务的行为。
- 2.
a particular instance of selling
一次具体的销售
- 3.
The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
向出价最高者进行拍卖的行为。
- 4.
the general activity of selling
销售活动
- 5.
an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
特价促销活动
大减价；特卖；拍卖；以货币或信用交换商品或服务的行为。；一次具体的销售；向出价最高者进行拍卖的行为。
In use
The store is having a huge sale on electronics this weekend.
I bought this jacket at a 50% off sale.
All items are on sale for the next three days.
he has just made his first sale
they had to complete the sale before the banks closed
they tried to boost sales
laws limit the sale of handguns
they held a sale to reduce their inventory
I got some great bargains at their annual sale
Connections
Collocations
- on sale
- 减价出售
- The shoes are on sale this week.这双鞋本周减价出售。
- for sale
- 待售
- Is this house for sale?这房子待售吗？
- clearance sale
- 清仓大甩卖
- The store is having a clearance sale on winter coats.这家商店正在对冬装进行清仓大甩卖。
- sales tax
- 销售税
- You have to pay sales tax on most items.大多数商品需要支付销售税。
- sale price
- 特价
- The sale price is 20% off the regular price.特价比原价便宜20%。
- end-of-season sale
- 季末促销
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象商店门口挂着大大的“SALE”招牌，表示大减价，记住sale就是“售”的谐音。
Context & Register
零售广告、促销活动、购物场景；通常为非正式或商业中性。注：多用于描述折扣销售活动。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with each other and with 'sale' (ending /eɪl/). Note that spelling varies: some use -ail, some -ale.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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