buy
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they buy | |
| he / she / it buys | |
| past simple bought | |
| past participle bought | |
| -ing form buying |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to obtain something by paying money for it 买；购买 - buy (something)
Where did you buy that dress? 那件连衣裙你是在哪里买的？ She had no money to buy a ticket. 她没钱买票。 They can't afford to buy school books. 他们买不起教科书。 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。 - buy something from somebody/something
I bought it from a friend for £10. 这是我从朋友那里花 10 英镑买来的。 - buy something off somebody/something (informal)
She bought it off eBay for $50. 她用50美元从易趣上买下了它。 - buy somebody something
He bought me a new coat. 他给我买了一件新外套。 - buy something for somebody
He bought a new coat for me. 他给我买了一件新外套。 - buy something + adv./prep.
I bought my car second-hand. 我买了一辆二手车。 They buy all their groceries in bulk . 他们成批购买所有的食品杂货。 - + adv./prep.
It's generally cheaper if you buy online. 网上买一般比较便宜。 They make their money by buying cheap and selling dear. 他们通过贱买贵卖赚钱。
Homophones buy | by | byebuy by bye- buy verb
Some people buy all their groceries online. 有些人在网上购买所有的杂货。
- by preposition
I think he was motivated by his mother. 我觉得他是受了他妈妈的激励。
- by adverb
Don't let the opportunity pass you by. 别让机会从你身边溜走。
- bye exclamation
Bye! See you later. 回头见。
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objectsExtra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga1, Moneya1, Houses and homesa1He bought a car for his daughter. 他为女儿买了部车。 I bought it for $25. 我买它花了 25 美元。 I bought some books from a friend. 我从一个朋友处买了些书。 I can't afford to buy a new car. 我们买不起新汽车。 Old bicycles can be bought quite cheaply. 旧自行车很便宜就能买到。 She makes her living buying and selling antiques. 她以买卖古玩谋生。 Was the produce imported or bought locally? 这个产品是进口货还是从本地购买的？ We can afford to buy enough paint to do the whole house. 我们买得起足够的油漆漆遍整个房子。 Young people are very comfortable buying online. 年轻人对网购感觉良好。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- online
- locally
- …
- can afford to
- can’t afford to
- at
- for
- from
- …
- buy and sell
- money can buy
- money can’t buy
- …
- buy (something)
- [transitive] buy something
(of money 钱 to be enough to pay for something 够支付 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。 Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays. 如今五英镑买不到多少东西了。 There are some things money can't buy. 有些东西是钱买不到的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cheaply
- online
- locally
- …
- can afford to
- can’t afford to
- at
- for
- from
- …
- buy and sell
- money can buy
- money can’t buy
- …
- [transitive] buy somebody
to persuade somebody to do something dishonest in return for money 买通；收买；贿赂 - [transitive, usually passive] buy something
to obtain something by losing something else of great value 付出极大的代价而获得 - [transitive] buy something (informal)
to believe that something is true, especially something that is not very likely 相信（尤指不大可能的事）
with money用钱
obtain获得
believe相信
Word OriginOld English bycgan, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
the best that money can buy
(have) bought it
- (informal)
to have been killed, especially in an accident or a war 被杀死；（尤指）在事故中丧生，阵亡 Joe finally bought it in a plane crash in Tunisia. 乔终于在突尼斯的一次飞机失事中买下了它。
buy back the farm
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)
to get back a country's assets, such as land or property, after they have been owned by another country 购买： 在另一国拥有资产后，取回一国的资产，例如土地或财产The prime minister revealed his plan to buy back the farm from foreign ownership. 首相透露了他从外国手中买回农场的计划。
buy the farm
- (North American English, informal)
to die 死；死亡
buy time
to do something in order to delay an event, a decision, etc. 拖延时间 The negotiators kept the gunman talking to buy time for the hostages. 谈判者不断让持枪歹徒说话，以便为人质争取时间。
(buy) a pig in a poke
if you buy a pig in a poke, you buy something without seeing it or knowing if it is good enough （买）未看过的东西；（买）不知优劣的东西 Buying from a catalogue can mean buying a pig in a poke. 从目录中购买可能意味着一次购买一头猪。
sell somebody/buy a pup
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
to sell somebody something/to buy something that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid 卖给…（或买到）伪劣货