salesman/saleswoman/salesperson ♦︎ rep ♦︎ representative ♦︎ auctioneer ♦︎ assistant ♦︎ clerkThese are all words for a person whose job is to sell goods.这些词均表示售货员、推销员。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a sales rep / representative / assistant / clerk◆a company rep / representative◆a car / computer salesman / saleswoman / salesperson◆a salesman / a saleswoman / a salesperson / a rep / a representative / an auctioneer / an assistant / a clerk sells sth■salesman■saleswoman■salesperson [countable] a person whose job is to sell goods, either in a shop or by travelling around visiting companies, organizations or people's houses（店内或上门的）售货员，推销员◆He began his career as an insurance salesman.他的职业生涯是从当保险推销员开始的。◆a travelling salesman销售代表◆A saleswoman came out from behind the counter and asked if she could help.一名女售货员从柜台后面走出来询问是否需要帮助。◆The salesperson should adopt a question-and-listen procedure.售货员应采取先问后听的工作程序。ⓘ The term salesperson is used especially in training material for people whose job is to sell goods. Although a salesperson may be either a man or a woman, it is less often used to refer to a particular man or woman whose job is to sell things, for which the words salesman or (less frequently) saleswoman are still used. * salesperson尤用于销售人员的培训材料中。尽管该词可兼指男女两种性别，但指特定的男或女售货员时较少使用，而仍用salesman或较少用的saleswoman◆He began his career as an insurance salesperson.◆A salesperson came out from behind the counter.■rep ( ˈsales rep) [countable] (ratherinformal) a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products销售代表◆She's a sales rep for a recording company.她是一家音像公司的销售代表。■representative / /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ / [countable] (formal) a sales rep销售代表◆He works as a sales representative for an insurance company.他担任一家保险公司的销售代表。◆She's our representative in France.她是我们公司驻法国的销售代表。 see also representative ⇨ spokesman■auctioneer /ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə(r), ˌɒkʃəˈnɪə(r); NAmEˌɔːkʃəˈnɪr/ [countable] a person whose job is to direct an auction and sell the goods拍卖人；拍卖师ⓘ An auction is a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them. * auction指拍卖会◆'Yours for £200,' said the auctioneer.“您出价200英镑，这是您的了。”拍卖师说。■assistant ( ˈshop assistant, ˈsales assistant) [countable] (BrE) a person whose job is to serve customers in a shop售货员；店员◆She's a sales assistant in a department store.她是一家百货公司的售货员。◆Maybe one of our assistants can help you make your choice?也许我们的售货员能帮您挑选？NOTE辨析 Salesman/woman/person or assistant?Salesman/woman/person is usually used to talk about a person who is more highly trained in the job, or has more specialized knowledge of the goods that they are selling than an assistant or shop/sales assistant.与assistant或shop/sales assistant相比，salesman、saleswoman或salesperson通常受过更好的培训，或者对所售商品更加精通。■clerk /klɑːk; NAmEklɜːrk/ ( ˈsales clerk) [countable] (NAmE) a shop assistant售货员；店员◆The sales clerk answered all our questions.那售货员回答了我们所有的问题。