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buy

Word family 
ldoce_709_zbuy1 /baɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp bought /bɔːt $ bɒːt/) → bye, by
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a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BUY to get something by paying money for it 買，購買 OPP sell
Where did you buy that dress?
那條裙子你在哪兒買的？
Ricky showed her the painting he’d bought that morning.
裏基給她看了那天早上他買的畫。
buy somebody something
Let me buy you a drink.
我給你買杯飲料吧。
buy something for somebody/something
The money will be used to buy equipment for the school.
這筆錢將用來給學校購買設備。
buy (something) from somebody
It’s cheaper to buy direct from the manufacturer.
直接從廠家那裏購買會便宜一些。
buy something for $10/£200 etc
Dan bought the car for $2,000.
丹以2,000美元買下這輛車。
It’s much cheaper to buy in bulk (=buy large quantities of something).
大批量購買要便宜很多。
b) [transitiveT]BUY if a sum of money buys something, it is enough to pay for it 夠買，能買
$50 doesn’t buy much these days.
現在50美元買不了多少東西。
buy somebody something
$15 should buy us a pizza and a drink.
15美元應該夠我們買一個比薩餅和一杯飲料。
2  buy (somebody) time TIME/HAVE TIMEto deliberately make more time for yourself to do something, for example by delaying a decision （爲某人）爭取時間；（爲某人）設法拖延
‘Can we talk about it later?’ he said, trying to buy a little more time.
“我們待會兒再談這事好嗎？”他說道，想盡量再拖延一點時間。
Examples from the Corpus
buy (somebody) time• Jack tipped him five and got behind the wheel of his Lincoln, which he was buying on time.• The diversion bought him some time.• There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.• Why did they buy at that time?• But he bought himself family time and independence.• Meanwhile, their opponents are busy taking out newspaper advertisements, buying air time and working the telephones.• The advantages are that it can be bought at any time, changed without penalty and fully refunded.• Obviously, you only score the points of any player you buy from the time you get him.
3  [transitiveT] informalBELIEVE to believe something that someone tells you, especially when it is not likely to be true 接受，相信〔尤指不大可能屬實的事〕
‘Let’s just say it was an accident.’ ‘He’ll never buy that.’
“我們就說這是個意外。”“他才不會相信呢。”
4  [transitiveT]PAY FOR informal to pay money to someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in order to persuade them to do something dishonest 賄賂，收買，買通〔尤指有權勢人士〕 SYN bribe
People say the judge had been bought by the Mafia.
人們都說法官被黑手黨收買了。
5  buy something at the cost/expense/price of something to get something that you want, but only by losing something else 犧牲某事物去換取某事物
The town has been careful not to buy prosperity at the expense of its character.
這座小鎮一直很注意不拿自己的特色作代價來換取繁榮。
6. somebody bought it old-fashioned informalDIE someone was killed 某人被殺死，某人已送命
7. buy off-plan if you buy property off-plan, you buy a house, flat etc that is just starting to be built, with an arrangement to pay part of the cost of the property at that time and the balance when the property is finished 購買期房
 THESAURUS
buy to pay money for something so that you can own it 購買
I’ve just bought a new car.
我剛買了輛新車。
The painting was bought by a museum in New York.
這幅畫被紐約一家博物館買走了。
purchase formal to buy something, especially something large or expensive, in a business deal or by a legal contract 購買，購置〔尤指在商業交易中或依照法律合同購買大件物品或昂貴物品〕
They purchased 5,000 acres of land.
他們購買了5,000英畝土地。
acquire formal to become the owner of something large or expensive such as property, a company, or a valuable object 購得，獲得〔地産、公司、昂貴物品等〕
In 2007 the business was acquired by a Dutch company.
2007年，這家企業被荷蘭的一家公司收購。
nTelevision companies were then allowed to acquire more stations.
get especially spoken to buy something, especially ordinary things such as food, clothes, or things for your house 買〔尤指衣食等日常用品〕
Did you remember to get some bread?
你記得要買些面包嗎？
I never know what to get Dad for his birthday.
我從來都不知道該給爸爸買什麽生日禮物。
snap something up informal to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap, or because you want it very much and you are worried that someone else might buy it first 搶購某物
Real estate in the area is being snapped up by developers.
開發商在搶購這一地區的房地産。
pick something up informal to buy something, especially something ordinary such as food or a newspaper, or something that you have found by chance and are pleased about owning 順手購買某物〔尤指食物、報紙等普通物品，或偶然發現的東西〕
Could you pick up some milk on your way home?
回家路上順便買些牛奶行嗎？
It’s just a little thing I picked up when I was in Kathmandu.
這是我在加德滿都随手買的一個小東西。
stock up to buy a lot of something you use regularly, because you may not be able to buy it later, or because you are planning to use more of it than usual 囤積，備貨
The supermarkets are full of people stocking up for the New Year’s holiday.
超市裏全是爲過新年備貨的顧客。
nWe always stock up on cheap wine when we go to France.
nBefore the blizzard, we stocked up on food.
nsplash out British EnglishBrE informal, splurge American EnglishAmE informal to buy something you would not usually buy, because it is too expensive, in order to celebrate an event or make yourself feel good
Why don’t you splash out on a new dress for the party?
We splurged on an expensive hotel for the last night of the vacation.
5 FREQUENCY 使用頻率
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
buy• They say the judge was bought.• We bought a house in Atlanta.• I bought a new dress today at Macy's.• John makes his living buying and selling used cars.• I wouldn't buy anything from him - I don't trust him.• The painting was bought by a museum in New York.• The ranch, which was originally bought for $20,000, is now valued at over $2 million.• The theme for April will be Easter and all proceeds will help buy glass and chinaware.• We decided to buy instead of rent.• Check out the prices for buying into a hamburger or a pizza chain.• If you don't have enough money for the pen, I'll buy it for you.• We could tell him it was an accident, but he'd never buy it.• Keith was going to buy me a ring, but now he says he wants to buy me a watch instead.• A dollar doesn't buy much these days.• He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and turned them into coolers for storing his flowers.• She'll never buy that excuse.• "He said he was with friends last night." "Are you going to buy that?"• Again the politicians balked at the cost of buying the land, and the local press echoed their opinion.• It's always difficult to come to a conclusion about portable computers because people buy them for different reasons.• Clients who buy through this service will receive a quarterly newsletter.• If I want to buy you something I buy you earrings or something.
buy in bulk• You have entrepreneurs there looking to buy in bulk.• Another woman explains how a food co-operative has been set up, buying in bulk and selling at no profit to members.• They buy in bulk from manufacturers and importers, and distribute direct to their retail outlets.• Unless you are feeding a large group, try not to buy in bulk, or they will rot.
buy2 noun [countableC, usually singular]
1  CHEAPsomething that is worth buying, because it is cheap, good quality, or likely to gain in value 合算的東西，便宜貨
a good/excellent etc buy
The wine is a good buy at $6.50.
這葡萄酒6.50美元，買得很合算。
It’s worth shopping around for the best buy (=what you want at the lowest price).
應該多看看，找最合算的買。
2. informal an act of buying something, especially something illegal 購買〔尤指購買非法的東西〕 SYN deal
Examples from the Corpus
buy• If available and if priced right, it will be a good buy.• Powell felt both clubs were impetuous buys which Virgin could ill-afford at a time when it was struggling out of recession.• It was not a rational buy.• He made a similar buy Monday.• Salomon Brothers raised the disk-drive concern to strong buy from buy.
the best buy• We explain how to roam the aisles of the cyber supermarket to collect the best buys.• The guide prices indicated are the manufacturers' recommended retail prices - it's worth shopping around for the best buy.• But once you open the book and view the video you realise that for £62 you have the best buy in town.• Wines by the glass or bottle offer the best buys.• Moores Rowland, which audited 28 companies, was the best buy.• The tradition for diesel cars is far better established on the Continent and that is where the best buys come from.
From Longman Business Dictionary
buybuy1 /baɪ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp bought /bɔːtbɒːt/) [transitiveT]
1COMMERCEto get something by paying money for it
We just cannot afford to buy a new car.
buy somebody something
Come on, I’ll buy you lunch.
2if a sum of money buys something, you can get it for that amount of money
£400,000 should buy a decent four-bedroomed house, especially outside the London area.
buy somebody something
A dollar won’t even buy you a cup of coffee these days.
3buy a pig in a poke informal to buy something without seeing it or looking at it carefully, that turns out to be bad value
House purchasers must satisfy themselves through legal advisers or surveyors that they are not buying a pig in a poke.
4buy a pupFINANCE informal to be cheated into buying something that is not good value
If he has bought a pup, it is highly unlikely that any other shrewd financier would buy it from him.
5buy (something) longFINANCE to buy and hold stocks, shares etc expecting their price to rise
→ buy something → down
→ buy something → forward
→ buy something → in
→ buy into something
→ buy somebody → off
→ buy somebody/something → out
→ buy something → up
buybuy2 noun
be a good/bad etc buy to be worth or not worth the money being paid
Do you think a second-hand car is a good buy?
→ best buy → impulse buy
Origin buy1
Old English bycgan

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