buy

buy, purchase

名词 buy:

1. an advantageous purchase
   同义词：bargain, steal

动词 buy:

1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
   同义词：purchase
2. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
   同义词：bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms
3. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
4. accept as true
5. be worth or be capable of buying

1. It's a good buy at that price.
   这是一笔价钱合算的买卖。
2. They bought peace with their freedom.
   他们牺牲自由换取和平。
3. Money can't buy happiness.
   金钱买不来幸福。

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）