卖唱

sing for a living

旧指在街头等处表演歌唱来挣钱

卖大号

sell illegally in big quantity;wholesale

又称“卖大户”。商店把应该零售的商品(多为紧俏商品)大宗地卖给商贩

卖方

the selling party

出售东西的一方

卖狗皮膏药

sell quack remedies

比喻说得很动听,实际上在骗人

卖乖

show off one's cleverness

卖弄聪明、乖巧

卖关节

take bribes and do sb. favours

指暗中接受贿赂给人好处

卖关子

keep people guessing;stop a story at climax to keep the listeners in suspense;suspension

说书人说长篇故事,在说到紧要关节处中止,借以吸引听众继续往下听。比喻在紧要关头故弄玄虚,以挟制对方

一种修辞手段,用来使听者处于悬念状态,不知下文如何分解或如何作出推断或结论——亦称“宕笔法”

卖官鬻爵

accept bribery and confer official ranks for money

当权者出卖官职和爵位来聚敛财物

卖国

turn traitor to one's mother land;betray one's country

投靠敌人,出卖祖国和人民的利益

卖国贼

traitor

出卖祖国和人民利益的叛徒

卖好

ingratiate oneself with;play up to;try to win sb.'s favor

施展手段讨好别人

卖交情

do sb.a favour for personal consideration

[方]∶卖人情

卖价

selling price

出售价

卖劲

energetically;painstakingly;vigorously;exert all one's strength

努力做事,卖力气,把劲头使出来