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[ ,] an act or the process of selling sth 出售；销售 ◆ regulations governing the sale of vitamins 维生素的销售管理法规 ◆ The sale of assets raised €100 000. 资产出售後筹集到 10 万欧元。 ◆ She gets 10% commission on each sale. 她从每笔生意中抽取 10% 的佣金。 ◆ I haven't made a sale all week. 整周我没卖出去一件商品。 ⨁ to close / complete / lose / make a sale商定买卖；完成交易；错过买卖；做成买卖 ⨁ a sale makes / raises …一笔买卖赚了…
[] an occasion when a shop/store sells its goods at a lower price than usual 大减价；廉价销售 ◆ The sale starts on 28 December. 特价促销於 12 月 28 日开始。 ◆ the January sales 元月大减价 ◆ ( BrE ) in the sales (= the period when many shops are selling goods at lower prices) .我在大减价期间买了一件外套。 ◆ sale items/goods 特价商品／货物 ⨁ an annual / end-of-season / asummer / winter sale年度／季末／夏季／冬季大减价 ⨁ to have / hold a sale进行／举行大减价销售
[] an occasion when goods are sold, especially an auction 销售活动；（尤指）拍卖 ◆ a contemporary art sale 当代艺术品拍卖会
available to be bought, especially in a shop/store （尤指商店里）有售，在售 ◆ The latest model goes on sale next week.最新款式下周到货。
being offered at a reduced price 减价出售 ◆ All DVD players are on sale today and tomorrow only. 仅在今明两天所有 DVD 播放机降价出售。