buy ♦︎ get ♦︎ purchase ♦︎ acquire ♦︎ shop ♦︎ take ♦︎ pick sth up ♦︎ snap sth upThese words all mean to obtain sth by paying money for it.这些词均表示买、购买。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to buy sth / get sth / purchase sth / acquire sth / shop / pick sth up / snap sth up for £10, $2 million, etc.◆to buy sth / get sth / go shopping for sb◆to buy / get / purchase / acquire sth from sb / a particular shop◆to buy / get / purchase / acquire / pick up / snap up shares◆to buy / get / purchase / acquire / snap up (a) property / company / house◆to buy / get / purchase / acquire / take goods / a lease◆to buy / get / purchase / acquire land / premises / a site / tickets◆to buy / get / purchase / take a newspaper / magazine◆to get / pick up / snap up a bargain◆to buy sth / purchase sth / acquire sth / pick sth up cheaply■buy(bought, bought) [transitive, intransitive] to obtain sth by paying money for it; (of money) to be enough to pay for sth买;购买;(钱)够支付◆I bought this from a friend for £10.这是我从朋友那里花10英镑买来的。◆He bought me a new coat.他给我买了一件新外套。◆If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy.你要是想买辆新车的话,现在正是时候。◆Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays.如今五英镑买不到多少东西。◆He gave his children the best education that money can buy.他让孩子们接受花钱能买到的最好的教育。 see also buyer ⇨ customer■get(getting, got, got; NAmEspokengetting, got, gotten) [transitive, no passive] (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) to obtain sth by paying money for it; to buy sth, for example a newspaper or magazine, regularly买;购买;定期买(报纸、杂志等)◆Did you get a present for your mother?给你母亲买礼物了吗?◆Did you get your mother a present?给你母亲买礼物了吗?◆You can get the basic model for $100.花100元可以买到这个产品的基本款。◆Which newspaper do you get?你订阅什么报纸?ⓘ Get also has the wider meaning of 'obtain sth', whether you pay money for it or not. * get还泛指得到、获得,无论花钱与否。Compare比较◆'Where did you get that skirt?' 'I bought it.'“你那条裙子哪儿来的?”“我买的。”◆'Where did you buy / get that skirt?' 'Topshop.'“你那条裙子在哪儿买的?”“Topshop专卖店。”Get is frequently used to mean 'buy', especially in spoken English and when talking about less expensive items, but if you need to make it clear that sb paid money for sth, use buy. * get经常指“买”,尤其在口语中和谈到不太贵的东西时,但如果需要讲明某物是花钱买的,则用buy。 see also get ⇨ get1■purchase ˈpɜːtʃəs; NAmEˈpɜːrtʃəs [transitive] (formal) to buy sth买;购买;采购◆The equipment can be purchased from your local supplier.这种设备可从您当地的供应商购买。◆Please ensure that you purchase your ticket in advance.请务必提前购票。 see also purchaser ⇨ customer■acquireəˈkwaɪə(r) [transitive] (formal, especially business尤用于商业) to obtain sth by buying it购得;买到◆The company has just acquired new premises.公司刚购得新办公楼。◆How did the gallery come to acquire so many Picassos?这家画廊是如何购得这么多毕加索作品的?NOTE辨析 Purchase or acquire?Acquire is used especially with words relating to business: company, firm, franchise, land, lease, premises, site, stake, subsidiary. Purchase is simply a formal alternative to buy, and can be used with a far wider range of nouns. Acquire can also mean 'obtain sth by being given it'; if you need to make it clear that sb paid money for sth, use buy or purchase. * acquire尤其跟company、firm、franchise、land、lease、premises、site、stake、subsidiary等与商业相关的词连用。purchase只是buy的正式说法,可以跟范围广得多的名词连用。acquire还可指获得、得到;如果需要讲明某物是花钱买的,则用buy或purchase。 see also acquire ⇨ get1■shop(-pp-) [intransitive] to buy things in shops去商店买;在商店购物◆We tend to go into Edinburgh to shop for clothes.我们一般去爱丁堡买衣服。◆He likes to shop at the local market.他喜欢到本地市场买东西。ⓘ To go shopping is to spend time going to shops and looking for things to buy. * go shopping的意思是逛商店◆There should be plenty of time to go shopping before we leave New York.我们离开纽约前应该还有充足的时间去逛商店。 see also shopper ⇨ customer■take(took, taken) [transitive] to choose to buy sth选购◆I'll take the grey jacket.我要那件灰色夹克衫。ⓘ In this meaning take is only used when it is clear that you are choosing sth, especially in the phrase I'll take... In the sentence She took the grey jacket, for example, took could be misunderstood to mean stole.Take can also be used as a more formal way of saying get, when it means 'to buy a newspaper or magazine regularly'.表达此义时,take只用于很明确是挑选东西的场合,尤用于短语I'll take ...。比如,在She took the grey jacket 这句话里,took有可能被误解为偷窃。take表示定期购买某报刊时,是get的较为正式的说法◆ (formal) We take the 'Express'.我们订阅了《快报》。■ˌpick sth ˈup
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(informal) to buy sth, especially cheaply or by chance(碰巧)买到(便宜的东西)◆We managed to pick up a few bargains at the auction.我们从拍卖场买到了几件便宜货。■ˌsnap sth ˈup
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(-pp-) (informal) to buy or obtain sth quickly because it is cheap or you want it very much抢购;抢先弄到手◆All the best bargains were snapped up within hours.所有最划算的便宜货几小时之内就被抢购一空了。