1. 买;购买
If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
e.g. He could not afford to buy a house...
他买不起房子。
e.g. They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets...
这些现在可以在超市买到新鲜的了。
2. 买到;能买;够买
If you talk about the quantity or standard of goods an amount of money buys, you are referring to the price of the goods or the value of the money.
e.g. About £35,000 buys a habitable house...
大约花3.5万英镑就能买到一所宜居的房子。
e.g. If the pound's value is high, British investors will spend their money abroad because the pound will buy them more.
如果英镑升值,英国的投资家们就会向国外投资,因为这样英镑能买到更多的东西。
3. (争取或付出一定代价以)获得,赢得
If you buy something like time, freedom, or victory, you obtain it but only by offering or giving up something in return.
e.g. It was a risky operation, but might buy more time...
这是一次冒险的行动,但也许能赢得更多的时间。
e.g. For them, affluence was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.
对他们来说,富足是以减少在工作场所的自由为代价才获得的。
4. 收买;贿赂
If you say that a person can be bought, you are criticizing the fact that they will give their help or loyalty to someone in return for money.
e.g. Once he shows he can be bought, they settle down to a regular payment.
一旦他表现出可以被收买,他们就会定期向他行贿。
5. 相信;接受
If you buy an idea or a theory, you believe and accept it.
e.g. I'm not buying any of that nonsense.
我才不信那些废话呢。
6. 划算的东西;性价比高的商品
If something is a good buy, it is of good quality and not very expensive.
e.g. This was still a good buy even at the higher price...
即使价格更高一些,这仍然很合算。
e.g. S & G offers great buys on computer software. S & G
公司可提供性价比很高的电脑软件。
Do not confuse
buy and
pay. If you
buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
Gary's bought a bicycle. If you
pay someone,
pay them money, or
pay for something, you give someone money for something they are selling to you.
I paid the taxi driver...I need some money to pay the window cleaner... Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines. If you
pay a bill or debt, you pay the amount of money that is owed.
He paid his bill and left... We were paying £50 for a single room. 不要混淆buy和pay。buy指通过付钱获得某物:Gary's bought a bicycle(加里买了一辆自行车)。pay指为购买某物付钱给某人:I paid the taxi driver(我付钱给出租车司机),I need some money to pay the window cleaner(我需要些钱付给玻璃清洁工),Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines(一些人被迫自付药费)。付账或还债用Pay:He paid his bill and left(他付完账走了),We were paying £50 for a single room(我们开一个单人间要付50英镑)。
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