Word · Frequency #15988
sellout
/ˈselaut/
noun
背叛；出卖
核心释义
an act of betrayal
- 1.
全部售出,尤指娱乐或体育赛事门票
The selling of an entire stock of something, especially tickets for an entertainment or sports event.
全部售出,尤指娱乐或体育赛事门票；脱销；(演出)客满；背叛；出卖
用法In use
The senator's vote was seen as a sellout to the oil industry.
用法提示：sellout 是可数名词，此处指“背叛行为”。
The activists warned that these small compromises were sellouts of the movement's core values.
用法提示：sellouts 是 sellout 的复数形式，表示“背叛行为”。
For the author, accepting the money meant a sellout of his artistic principles.
用法提示：sellout 是名词，指一种抽象的背叛行为。
a sellout to sb/sth
to 后接因妥协而受益或讨好的一方，表示“对某人/某事的背叛、出卖”。
The deal is a sellout to big business.
这项协议是对大企业的背叛。
a sellout of sth
of 后接被背叛或出卖的对象，如理想、原则、盟友等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- political sellout
- 政治上的背叛
- Many voters saw the new tax law as a political sellout.许多选民认为这项新税法是一种政治上的背叛。
- complete sellout
- 彻底的出卖
- His decision to drop the lawsuit was a complete sellout of his supporters.他决定撤诉是对支持者的彻底出卖。
- sellout crowd
- 爆满的观众
- The band played to a sellout crowd at the stadium.乐队在体育场为爆满的观众演出。
- sellout of principles
- 对原则的出卖
- The senator's vote was widely criticized as a sellout of her principles.这位参议员的投票被广泛批评为对自己原则的出卖。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：把信任你的人“卖”（sell）出去（out），就是“出卖/背叛”。记住 sell + out 两个词拼成 sellout。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：政治讨论、商业合作、个人关系 通常用于口语或非正式语境，多指为利益而背叛原则或同伴。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
重音在前的复合名词 layout、knockout、breakout、walkout、blackout 与 sellout 的 -out 部分读音相同（均为非重读 /aʊt/），只是首音节不同。注意 out 虽拼作 -out，但重读为 /aʊt/，读音与 sellout 末尾不同，不能整词押韵。
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