- [uncountable, countable] the act or process of buying something购买；采购
- to make a purchase (= buy something)采购
- Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.保存好收据作为购货凭证。
- The company would not reveal the original purchase price of the stores.该公司不愿透露商店的原价。
- Many developers were delaying the purchase of land until later in the year.许多开发商将购买土地的时间推迟到今年晚些时候。
- The company has just announced its £27 million purchase of Park Hotel.这家公司刚刚宣布以 2 700 万英镑买下了帕克酒店。
- An illustrated catalogue is available for purchase.有图解目录可供购买。
- purchase from somebody/something Our intention is to increase purchases from local suppliers.我们的目的是增加从当地供应商那里的采购。
- purchase by somebody Such massive purchases by single investors were extremely rare.单个投资者如此大规模的购买极其罕见。
Collocations ShoppingShopping购物- go/go out/be out shopping去／外出／在外购物
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall去商店／商场
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping购物；购买食品杂货；逛街浏览一下商店橱窗
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall去逛商场；在商场闲逛
- try on clothes/shoes试穿衣服／鞋
- indulge in some retail therapy沉迷于购物疗法（疯狂购物以抚慰心灵）
- go on a spending spree痛痛快快地花一通钱
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending减少花销
- be/get caught shoplifting在商店行窃被当场逮住
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store把某物捐赠给／拿到慈善商店；在慈善商店发现某物
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale在后备箱旧货市场／旧杂物义卖／车库里进行的旧物销售／庭院拍卖会购买／出售／找到某物
- find/get/pick up a bargain找到／买到便宜货
At the shop/store在商店- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart往手推车里装东西；推手推车
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line排队付款
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout在付款处排队
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries把食品杂货装进袋子
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping将所购之物打包
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)（把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock有货；脱销
- deal with/help/serve customers应付／帮助／服务顾客
- run a special promotion搞特别促销活动
- be on special offer正在搞特价优惠
Buying goods买商品- make/complete a purchase采购
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order网购；邮购
- make/place/take an order for something订购某物
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance大批／提前购买／订购某物
- accept/take credit cards接受信用卡
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate用现金／（信用／借记）卡／礼券支付
- enter your PIN number输入你的个人识别密码
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt索要／拿到收据
- return/exchange an item/a product退还／更换商品／产品
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund有资格要求／要求退款
- compare prices对比价格
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣
see also compulsory purchase, hire purchaseExtra Examples- Companies are moving away from outright purchase of company cars to leasing.各公司完全不用再购买公司用车，转为租赁汽车。
- Consumers make a lot of impulse purchases.消费者常常冲动购物。
- I did not notice the defects at the time of purchase.购买时我没注意到这些缺陷。
- Ticket holders should return to the point of purchase for a refund.持票者应回到购买点要求退款。
- Make sure all online purchases are made through a secure server.确保所有的网购行为都通过安全的服务器进行。
- You can resell books and cut the original cost of purchase.你可以转售这些书以减少先前的购买成本。
- The company uses software to analyse consumer purchases.该公司使用软件来分析消费者的购买行为。
- the bulk purchase of paper纸张的批量购买
Topics Shoppingb2, Houses and homesb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivepurchase + nounphrases- the cost of purchase
- the date of purchase
- the time of purchase
- …
See full entry - [countable] something that you have bought购买的东西；购买项目
- major purchases, such as a new car新汽车之类的巨额购买项目
- Figures suggest that consumers return one in five online purchases.数据显示，五分之一的在线购物会被消费者退回。
- If you are not satisfied with your purchase we will give you a full refund.所购之物若不合意，我们将全额退款。
Topics Shoppingb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big-ticket
- expensive
- large
- …
verb + purchaseSee full entry - [uncountable, singular] (specialist) a strong hold on something with the hands or feet, for example when you are climbing握紧；抓牢；蹬稳 synonym grip
- She tried to get a purchase on the slippery rock.她设法抓牢光滑的岩石。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ and ‘buy’.
