sale和sell的区别：含义不同、词性不同、用法不同。sale只作名词，含义为“出售”、“销售量”；sell可作名词和动词两种词性，含义为“出让”、“销售得…”、“售价是…”、“让人失望的东西”。
一、sale的基本意思及用法介绍
sale作为名词，意为“销售；出售；拍卖；销售额；廉价出售，人名；(意、塞、瑞典)萨莱；(英、萨摩)塞尔；(法)萨尔”。可以被sell代替。
例句：I haven't made a sale all week.
整整一个星期我什么也没卖出去。
She works in sales/in the sales department.
她在销售部工作。
I bought a coat in the sales .
我在大减价时买了一件外套。
Efforts were made to limit the sale of alcohol.
过去曾采取措施限制酒的销售。
Until 1983 he worked in sales and marketing...
1983 年之前，他一直在市场营销部工作。
The painting was bought by dealers at the Christie's sale.
这幅油画在佳士得的拍卖会上被交易商拍走。
二、sell的基本意思及用法介绍
sell主要用作名词和动词，作动词时，意为卖;出售;出让;转让;销售得…;卖出…;售价是…；作名词时，意为让人失望的东西。
例句：We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell.
我们开了个好价钱，但他们不愿卖。
Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.
多数超级市场都经销一系列有机产品。
The book sold well and was reprinted many times.
这本书销路不错，重印了好多次。
You may not like it but advertising sells.
你可以不喜欢广告，但它能促销。
Now we have to try and sell the idea to management.
现在，我们必须设法说服管理层采纳这个意见。
The band only played for about half an hour─it was a real sell.
乐队仅仅演奏了大约半个小时——真让人失望。
