sell out
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To sell all of a supply or stock of something.
— They sold out of concert posters yesterday and won't get another shipment until next week.
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To abandon or betray one's principles to seek profit or other personal advantage; to abandon or betray one's supporters through this change.
— It used to be a pleasant little community, until the leaders sold out to the developers.
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To betray (a person), usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain.
— I'll kill him if I see him again; he sold me out.
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To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).
— The owners long resisted buyout offers, but when they were ready to retire, they finally sold out to a competitor.
- To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).; To commit or abandon oneself entirely (to a cause, a team, etc.).
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To sell one's commission.
— After the peace of Versailles he resided in England; but, about three years before the breaking out of the Revolution, he sold out his commission in the army and emigrated to New York.
- To hurry out.
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