英语短语sell on是一个常用的短语动词(phrasal verb),核心含义围绕“转售”或“说服接受”,具体用法需结合语境区分:
指将已购买/获得的物品再次卖给他人(通常为了牟利或处理闲置)。
用法结构:
sell sth on(直接带宾语,sth是转售的物品)
sell on sth(宾语后置,较不常用)
例句:
I bought these designer shoes cheaply and sold them on for twice the price.(我低价买了这双设计师鞋,然后以两倍价格转卖了。)
She finds vintage furniture at garage sales and sells it on online.(她在车库拍卖中找复古家具,再放到网上转卖。)
Don’t throw that old laptop away—you could sell it on!(别扔那台旧笔记本电脑——你可以转手卖掉!)
指通过劝说让他人认可某个想法、计划或产品。
用法结构:
sell sb on sth(sb是被说服的人,sth是要接受的内容)
例句:
The manager tried to sell us on the idea of working from home permanently.(经理试图说服我们接受永久居家办公的想法。)
How did you sell your parents on letting you study abroad?(你是怎么说服父母同意你出国留学的?)
The new game’s graphics really sold me on buying it.(这款新游戏的画面让我下定决心买它。)
sell on credit:赊销(= sell goods to sb with payment later),此处“on credit”是固定搭配,表示“以赊账方式”,并非“sell on”的核心含义。
例:The store sells furniture on credit to regular customers.(这家店向老客户赊销家具。)
含义 | 结构 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
转售 | sell sth on / sell on sth | I sold my old bike on to a neighbor. |
说服某人接受 | sell sb on sth | She sold me on the benefits of yoga. |
关键区分:看宾语——若宾语是物品,则为“转售”;若宾语是人+想法/事物,则为“说服”。