buy
Word family adjectivebuyablenounbuyerverbbuy
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 买，购买 OPP sell
Where did you buy that dress?
那条裙子你在哪儿买的？
Ricky showed her the painting he’d bought that morning.
里基给她看了那天早上他买的画。
buy somebody something
Let me buy you a drink.
我给你买杯饮料吧。
buy something for somebody/something
The money will be used to buy equipment for the school.
这笔钱将用来给学校购买设备。
buy (something) from somebody
It’s cheaper to buy direct from the manufacturer.
直接从厂家那里购买会便宜一些。
buy something for $10/£200 etc
Dan bought the car for $2,000.
丹以2,000美元买下这辆车。
It’s much cheaper to buy in bulk (=buy large quantities of something).
大批量购买要便宜很多。
b) [transitiveT]BUY if a sum of money buys something, it is enough to pay for it 够买，能买
$50 doesn’t buy much these days.
现在50美元买不了多少东西。
buy somebody something
$15 should buy us a pizza and a drink.
15美元应该够我们买一个比萨饼和一杯饮料。
2 buy (somebody) time TIME/HAVE TIMEto deliberately make more time for yourself to do something, for example by delaying a decision （为某人）争取时间；（为某人）设法拖延
‘Can we talk about it later?’ he said, trying to buy a little more time.
“我们待会儿再谈这事好吗？”他说道，想尽量再拖延一点时间。
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〔尤指不大可能属实的事〕
‘Let’s just say it was an accident.’ ‘He’ll never buy that.’
“我们就说这是个意外。”“他才不会相信呢。”
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 贿赂，收买，买通〔尤指有权势人士〕 SYN bribe
People say the judge had been bought by the Mafia.
人们都说法官被黑手党收买了。
5 buy something at the cost/expense/price of something to get something that you want, but only by losing something else 牺牲某事物去换取某事物
The town has been careful not to buy prosperity at the expense of its character.
这座小镇一直很注意不拿自己的特色作代价来换取繁荣。
6. somebody bought it old-fashioned informalDIE someone was killed 某人被杀死，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 购买期房
THESAURUS
buy to pay money for something so that you can own it 购买
I’ve just bought a new car.
我刚买了辆新车。
The painting was bought by a museum in New York.
这幅画被纽约一家博物馆买走了。
purchase formal to buy something, especially something large or expensive, in a business deal or by a legal contract 购买，购置〔尤指在商业交易中或依照法律合同购买大件物品或昂贵物品〕
They purchased 5,000 acres of land.
他们购买了5,000英亩土地。
acquire formal to become the owner of something large or expensive such as property, a company, or a valuable object 购得，获得〔地产、公司、昂贵物品等〕
In 2007 the business was acquired by a Dutch company.
2007年，这家企业被荷兰的一家公司收购。
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 买〔尤指衣食等日常用品〕
Did you remember to get some bread?
你记得要买些面包吗？
I never know what to get Dad for his birthday.
我从来都不知道该给爸爸买什么生日礼物。
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 抢购某物
Real estate in the area is being snapped up by developers.
开发商在抢购这一地区的房地产。
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 顺手购买某物〔尤指食物、报纸等普通物品，或偶然发现的东西〕
Could you pick up some milk on your way home?
回家路上顺便买些牛奶行吗？
It’s just a little thing I picked up when I was in Kathmandu.
这是我在加德满都随手买的一个小东西。
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 囤积，备货
The supermarkets are full of people stocking up for the New Year’s holiday.
超市里全是为过新年备货的顾客。
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 使用频率
PHRASAL VERBS8 buy something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v BUYto buy something in large quantities 大量买进
Companies are buying in supplies of paper, in case the price goes up.
公司大量买进纸张，以防纸价上涨。
Examples from the Corpus
buy in• Battle Mountain first approached Hemlo about buying the company in 1994.• When you buy stock in a company, you are volunteering to ride the roller coaster of risk and rewards.• They could not buy tickets in advance, so they queue like docile cattle.• Although the under - 18s can not trade shares themselves, adults can buy stakes in collective investment funds on their behalf.• It was as if he had bought shares in my future and were determined to make the trade come right.• It is a common mistake to buy large trees in the belief that they will give quicker cover.• Many pastoral and voluntary caring relationships are now bought and sold in the market place.• The companies bought the shares in the third quarter of 1995.
9 buy into something phrasal verbphr v
a) informalBELIEVE to accept that an idea is right and allow it to influence you 信从，相信
I never bought into this idea that you have to be thin to be attractive.
我从来就不信这种瘦才会漂亮的说法。
b) BUYto buy part of a business or organization, especially because you want to control it 〔尤指为控股而〕购买…的股份
Investors were invited to buy into state-owned enterprises.
投资者获邀购买国有企业的股份。
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buy into • Softbank claims that it is better at picking winners and that it is buying into a growth industry.• Check out the prices for buying into a hamburger or a pizza chain.• It has never been clear to what extent Gore buys into any of this.• Perhaps Hathaway was naive to buy into his dream of a record for their 7-year - old daughter.• He did not buy into hyped investments.• Some people are on the outside of all that, wishing they could buy into it.• The media buy into the scam because such scare stories about unseen threats make good headlines.
10.buy somebody ↔ off phrasal verbphr v PAY FORto pay someone money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you 买通，贿赂，收买 SYN bribe
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buy off• How much to buy them off?• Then, as the congregation grew, she bought land off Edge Hill and had a fine new church built in 1887.• So who, I wondered, would buy an off - roader that can't.• Whether you're buying online or off, the Net is an invaluable mine of consumer advice.• What I hear you saying is that I have lived my life as if I bought my clothes off the rack.• You can't buy it off the shelf, and it is difficult to grow.• I got fifteen bullets I bought right off the street from some school kid.
11 buy out phrasal verbphr v
a) BFS buy somebody/something ↔ out to buy someone’s share of a business or property that you previously owned together, so that you have complete control 买下…的全部股权，买断…的股份 → buyout
b) buy somebody out of somethingLEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION to pay money so that someone can leave an organization such as the army before their contract has ended 花钱让某人离开某机构〔如出钱让某人提前从军队退役〕
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buy out• The control contract must be registered and shareholders have three months after registration to demand to be bought out.• Suppose the students at Mercantile High develop a craving for Banana on a Stick and buy out his entire supply every afternoon.• But maybe bought out, or doing business in a very different way.• Ivy said the school did not buy out the contract but would negotiate some kind of severance package with Mumme.• If Richemont should buy out the Philip Morris stake it would trigger an obligation to bid for the rest of the shares.• Beard said federal officials had offered three years ago to buy out the whole town because it is prone to flooding.
buy somebody out of something• But the financing was also put to questionable use -- to buy the district out of an operating deficit.• From the time she had bought the tickets out of her savings she had not been entirely free of fear.• But others want to limit Washington's ability to buy its way out of its domestic obligations.• I bought a candle out of necessity.• She soon realises that her power over men can be used to buy her way out of the kitchen.
12 buy something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v BUYto quickly buy as much of something as possible, for example land, tickets, or goods 〔迅速地〕囤积，大量买下〔土地、票券或商品〕
Much of the land was bought up by property developers.
许多土地都被房地产开发商买下来了。
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buy up• Its art renaissance began in 1996, when the new owners bought it up.• Make a few phone calls and see what pity could buy.• Our advice is: Always, always register every product you buy!• But much of what they buy ends up being returned or hidden away at the back of a drawer.• The buy was set up by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, whose agents were investigating possible drug use at the academy.• He had even bought a house up the road from Sunset.
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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 合算的东西，便宜货
a good/excellent etc buy
The wine is a good buy at $6.50.
这葡萄酒6.50美元，买得很合算。
It’s worth shopping around for the best buy (=what you want at the lowest price).
应该多看看，找最合算的买。
2. informal an act of buying something, especially something illegal 购买〔尤指购买非法的东西〕 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
→ best buy → impulse buyDo you think a second-hand car is a good buy?
Old English bycgan