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outsell

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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out·sell /aʊtˈsel/ verb (past tense and past participle outsold /-ˈsəʊld $ -ˈsoʊld/) [transitive]  1 BBTSELLto be sold in larger quantities than something else 卖得比多,销量胜过 It may outsell his previous novels. 它的销量有可能超过他以前的几本小说。2 BBTSELLto sell more goods or products than a competitor 比〔竞争对手〕销售得多 Australia now outsells the US in wines. 现在澳大利亚的葡萄酒销量超过了美国。
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Examples from the Corpus
outsellShe said the newer, non-traditional flags outsell country and state flags by more than 50 percent.Chevrolet's desire to outsell FordThey claim their machines are outselling Nintendo's machines.Chardonnay continues to outsell other wines.They are not, however, outselling our best psychologists.It's a sort of goodwill thing that Bonn puts out for the Allied forces; it doesn't outsell Playboy.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoutsellout‧sell /aʊtˈsel/ verb (past tense and past participle outsold /-ˈsəʊld-ˈsoʊld/) [transitive]COMMERCE1to be sold in larger quantities than another product of the same typeChardonnay outsells other white wines by a huge margin.2to sell more products than a competitorThe company now outsells its rivals in this market.→ See Verb table
out·sell verbChineseSyllable
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outsell
outsell /aʊtˈsel/ verb (past tense and past participle outsold /-ˈsəʊld $ -ˈsoʊld/) [transitive]
1. to be sold in larger quantities than something else:
    It may outsell his previous novels.
2. to sell more goods or products than a competitor:
    Australia now outsells the US in wines.


out·sellBrE /ˌaʊtˈsel/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaʊtˈsel/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they outsell BrE /ˌaʊtˈsel/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈsel/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it outsells BrE /ˌaʊtˈselz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈselz/ 🔊past simple outsold BrE /ˌaʊtˈsəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈsoʊld/ 🔊past participle outsold BrE /ˌaʊtˈsəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈsoʊld/ 🔊 -ing form outselling BrE /ˌaʊtˈselɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈselɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to sell more or to be sold in larger quantities than sb/sth 比…卖得多We are now outselling all our competitors. 我们现在比所有竞争对手都卖得多。🔊🔊This year the newspaper has outsold its main rival. 今年该报的发行量已超过了它的主要对手。🔊🔊