sell-out

英 [ˈsel aʊt]

美 [ˈsel aʊt]

n.  满座的演出(或比赛等); 违反诺言; 违背原则
v.  (sell out)卖光; 脱销

复数：sell-outs　

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牛津词典

noun

• 满座的演出（或比赛等）
  a play, concert, etc. for which all the tickets have been sold
  1. Next week's final looks like being a sell-out.
     看来下周的决赛将爆满。
  2. a sell-out tour
     场场爆满的巡回演出
• 违反诺言；违背原则
  a situation in which sb is not loyal to a person or group who trusted them, by not doing sth that they promised to do, or by doing sth that they promised not to do
  1. The workers see the deal as a union sell-out to management.
     工人认为这个协议是工会把他们出卖给了资方。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (演出或比赛等的)满座，爆满
  If a play, sports event, or other entertainment is asell-out, all the tickets for it are sold.
  1. Their concert there was a sell-out.
     他们在那里举办的音乐会座无虚席。
  2. ...sell-out shows.
     观众爆满的演出
• N-COUNT (对原则的)背弃;(向敌对势力的)屈服
  If you describe someone's behaviour as asell-out, you disapprove of the fact that they have done something which used to be against their principles, or given in to an opposing group.
  1. For some, his decision to become a Socialist candidate at Sunday's election was simply a sell-out.
     对某些人来说，他决定以社会党候选人的身份参加星期天的选举简直是一种叛变。

双语例句

• The deal was seen as a union sell-out to management.
  这项协议被视为工会背叛己方，投向资方。
• I once had a boss who would chuckle like Beavis and Butthead just at the word "bed." Laugh and you feel like a sell-out.
  我曾经有一位老板对“床”这个词会像电影《弱智与丧门星》中两个主角一样咯咯傻笑。
• The first night was a practical sell-out.
  首场夜戏实际上是座无虚席。
• "We continue to benefit from the sell-out of Old Trafford and the growth in commercial operations." We refinanced back in2006 and that structure provides long-term stability.
  “次贷危机不会给曼联带来负面的压力，”他说“我们依旧在从出售球票以及各种商业活动中获利。
• They've just finished a sell-out UK tour that climaxed with a three-night stint at Brixton Academy.
  他们刚刚结束在英国的巡回演出，演出场场爆满，最后在布里克斯顿学院进行的为期3天的演出将此次活动推向了高潮。
• The Kur is tremendously popular with audience around the word and is usually a sell-out event. The sales department has given a summary of sales in Europe for the first six months.
  配乐盛装舞步的比赛在全世界都相当受欢迎，比赛门票经常早早销售一空。销售部门对上半年欧洲的销售情况进行了总结。
• Their London concert was a sell-out.
  他们的伦敦音乐会全场爆满。
• Earlier this year, everything was coming up roses for them. Their 'Going Blank Again' album was selling well, and their British tour was a virtual sell-out.
  今年年初，他们一切都很顺利。专辑《再次一片空白》十分畅销，英国巡演的票也几乎销售一空。
• The concert was a sell-out.
  音乐会的票子销售一空。
• This meeting was just another sell-out to the management.
  这次会议只是又一次屈服于资方的叛卖行为。