sell someone a bill of goods

見(jiàn) bill of goods

sell someone down the river

sell someone a (或 the) dummy

sell the pass

sell someone a pup

sell someone/thing short

fail to recognize or state the true value of

低估，輕視

don't sell yourself short—you've got what it takes.

別低估了自己——你已經(jīng)具備了成功的條件。

sell one's soul (to the devil)

do or be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one's objective

出賣(mài)靈魂；做昧良心的事

universities and polytechnics are selling their souls for commercial success.

大學(xué)和工科院校正在為獲取商業(yè)利益而做昧良心的事情。

sell off

To get rid of by selling, often at reduced prices.

甩賣(mài)：賣(mài)掉，出售通常是降低出售

sell out

To put all of one's goods or possessions up for sale.

出盤(pán)，盤(pán)店：把所有貸物或財(cái)產(chǎn)全部出售

&I{Slang} To betray one's cause or colleagues

&I{【俚語(yǔ)】} 出賣(mài)：出賣(mài)了自己的理想或同事

He sold out to the other side.

他出賣(mài)自己投靠到另一方去

sell a bill of goods【非正式用語(yǔ)】

To take unfair advantage of.

占便宜

sell down the river【非正式用語(yǔ)】

To betray the true trust or faith of.

背叛信念或信仰

sell short

To contract for the sale of securities or commodities one expects to own at a later date and at more advantageous terms.

賣(mài)空：訂立合同出售自己在以后的某個(gè)時(shí)間才會(huì)擁有的證券或商品以便獲得較有利的條款

To underestimate the true value or worth of

低估，輕視：低估（某人或物的）真正價(jià)值，輕視

Don't sell your colleague short; she's a smart lawyer.

別低估你的同事；她可是個(gè)精明的律師