buy
v.(动词)
bought[bôt] buy.ing,buys
v.tr.(及物动词)
To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase.See Regional Note at boughten
购买:以钱或其等价物作交换而获取;买参见 boughten
To be capable of purchasing:
可购买到的:能够购买得到的:
例句:
.Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won`t buy.(Ogden Nash)
.当然,生活中有许多东西不是钱能够买得到的.(奥格登·纳什)
To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade:
换取:通过牺牲某种代价、交换或贸易来获取:
例句:
wanted to buy love with gifts.
想用礼物获取爱情
To bribe:
贿赂:
例句:
tried to buy a judge.
试图贿赂法官
Slang To accept the truth or feasibility of:
【俚语】 接纳,承认:接受真实情况或现实性:
例句:
The officer didn`t buy my lame excuse for speeding.
那官员不接受我超速行驶的理由
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To purchase goods; act as a purchaser.
买:购买货物;做一名购买者
To believe in a person or movement or subscribe to an idea or theory:
信任:相信某人或某运动或赞同某一观点或理论:
例句:
couldn`t buy into that brand of conservatism.
无法认同保守主义的作风
n.(名词)
Something bought or for sale; a purchase.
购买:买来的或待售的东西;一桩买卖
Informal Something that is underpriced; a bargain.
【非正式用语】 交易:价格压低了的东西;一宗交易
<常用词组>buy off
To bribe in order to proceed without interference or be exempted from an obligation or from prosecution.
买通:贿赂以图不受干扰地持续进行或免于某一责任或依法处理
buy out
To purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of.
买尽:买下全部货物、产权或利润
buy up
To purchase all that is available of.
全部买进:买下提供的所有东西
<习惯用语>buy time
To increase the time available for a specific purpose:
赢取时间:增加用于某一目标的可用时间:
例句:
.A moderate recovery thus buys time for Congress and the Administration to whittle the deficit.(G. David Wallace)
.一项适中的补偿措施为国会和政府逐渐减少赤字赢得了时间.(G.戴维·华莱士)
buy the farm【俚语】
To die, especially suddenly or violently.
死亡:死亡,常指突发性地死亡或暴死
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English bycgan
源自 古英语 bycgan
【引伸】
buy.able
adj.(形容词)