buy
verb
uk/baɪ/us/baɪ/bought|boughtbuyverb(PAY FOR)
A1[IorT]
to get something bypayingmoneyfor it:
买,购买Eventually she hadsavedenoughmoneyto buy asmallcar.她最终存够了买一辆小汽车的钱。
[+ two objects]He bought hismothersomeflowers/He bought someflowersforhismother.他给母亲买了些花。
There are morepeoplebuying at thistimeof theyearsopricesare high.这个季节购物的人比较多,所以价格高。
Thecompanywas set up to buy andsellsharesonbehalfofinvestors.成立该公司为的是代表投资者买卖股票。
I bought mycamerafromafriendof mine.我的相机是从一个朋友处买的。
Synonyms
acquire
picksomethingup(BUY)
purchaseformal
snapsomethingupinformal
to buy something
- buyI need to buy some new shoes.
- getI need to go to the supermarket and get some bread.
- purchaseShe purchased a new computer.
- pick something upCan you just pop in the shop and pick up some eggs?
topaysomeone so that they do what youwantor do notcauseyou anytrouble:
Heclaimedthat thejudgesconcernedhad been bought.
It shouldn't bepossibleto buy a Senator tovoteonissuesthat areimportantto you.
buysomeone'ssilence
topaysomeone or do something for someone, so that thatpersondoes nottellanyone something that theyknowabout and that youwanttoremainsecret:
(做某事或付款以)封住…的嘴What will we have to do to buy hersilence?为了封住她的嘴我们该怎么办?
- I'll buy somepaperbacksat theairport.
- Westoppedat somenearbyshopsto buy somefood.
- They took out a £40,000mortgageto buy thehouse.
- I bought acheeserollforlunch.
- She buys all thelatestfashionmagazines.
Buying
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitiveness
- bidding
- bidding war
- bite
- extravagance
- load up onsomething
- misorder
- money-off
- order form
- ordersomethingin
- purchasing power
- reimportation
- repurchase
- retail therapy
- ROBO
- ROPO
- slate
- splurge
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Fraud & corruption
buyverb(BELIEVE)
[T]informal
tobelievethat something istrue:
相信She'll never buy thatstoryabout you gettinglost!她决不会相信你迷路的谎话!
to believe someone or something
- believeCan we believe a word of what this man says?
- acceptMost people accept what the newspapers say as being correct.
- creditUKIt’s hard to credit that she’s 87.
- swallowI personally find it hard to swallow the official narrative.
- buyWhen it comes to global warming, he doesn't buy it, and is out to discredit the whole theory.
Believing
- accept
- allegedly
- article of faith
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- belief
- credit
- deluded
- evidently
- feel it inyourbonesidiom
- givesomeonethe benefit of the doubtidiom
- gospel
- hold
- recognize
- room for doubtidiom
- seesomethinginsomeone/something
- seeing is believingidiom
- self-deceit
- self-deceiving
- stock
Idioms
buy the farm
buy time
someonehas bought it
Phrasal verbs
buysomethingin
buy intosomething
buysomeoneoff
buysomeoneout
buyyourselfout
buysomethingup
buy
noun
uk/baɪ/us/baɪ/a good/bad buy
to beworth/not beworththeprice:
(买卖)合算/不合算Thisjacketis a really good buy, at £200.这件夹克真合算,才200英镑。