buy
noun
Phrases of buy noun
- a good/bad buy
to be a purchase that is/ is not justified by its cost
合算的／不合算的買賣
• This smartphone was a good buy during the big sale!
這支智慧型手機在大特價時買很划算！
verb
Definitions of buy verb
purchase(購買)
- A1Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To acquire something by paying a sum of money.
購買；買到
She eventually saved enough money to purchase a small car.
她最終存夠了錢買了一輛小車。
He bought some flowers for his mother.
他為母親買了一些花。
The increased number of shoppers this season has driven prices up.
本季購物人數的增加推高了價格。
accept(接受)
- Transitive(及物動詞)informal(非正式)
To accept something as true or valid.
相信；接受
She will never accept that ridiculous story about you getting lost!
她永遠不會接受你迷路的那個荒謬故事！
Phrases of buy verb
- buy someone's silence
To prevent someone from revealing a secret or information by offering them money or other advantages.
花錢封口（使人保密）
• The company tried to buy his silence with a generous settlement, but he refused.
公司試圖用慷慨的和解金來買他的沉默，但他拒絕了。
Idioms
- buy time
To delay a situation or action in order to gain more time to prepare or consider options.
爭取時間；拖延時間
• They asked for an extension on the deadline to buy time to review the contract carefully.
他們要求延長截止日期，以爭取時間仔細審查合同。
- buy the farm
to die; a euphemistic way of saying someone has died.
（委婉語）指去世、死亡
• It's a tragedy that he bought the farm at such a young age.
他在這麼年輕的時候就去世了，真是個悲劇。
- someone has bought it
Used to indicate that someone has died, typically by being killed.
被殺害
• After hearing the gunshot, they found that he had already bought it.
聽到槍聲後，他們發現他已經死了。
Phrasal Verbs of buy
- buy into something
to fully accept and trust a set of ideas
全然相信
• He totally buys into the potential of this new economic model.
他完全相信這種新經濟模式的潛力。
- buy yourself out
To leave the military before the agreed-upon term, you can pay a specified sum to secure an early discharge.
支付金額以獲准提前離開軍隊
• During your service in the military, if you want to leave early, you might need to pay an amount to buy yourself out.
在軍隊服役期間，如果你想提前離開，可能需要支付一筆錢來買斷自己。
- buy something in
to purchase something for later use, not due to an immediate necessity
提前購置
• She bought in some winter clothes for later use, just in case.
她提前購置了一些冬衣以備不時之需。
- buy something up
To purchase a substantial quantity of something, or to acquire the entire available stock.
大量購買；全部買下
• They plan to buy up the new product to meet the upcoming surge in demand.
他們計劃大量購買新產品以滿足即將到來的需求激增。
- buy someone out
to purchase the remaining shares or interest in a company or property from an individual, resulting in full ownership.
買下（…的）全部股份或產權
• During the business meeting, he decided to buy out his partner's shares to gain full control of the company.
在商務會議中，他決定買下合夥人的股份，以獲得公司的完全控制權。
- buy someone off
to give someone money to prevent them from causing problems for you
賄賂；收買
• He tried to buy off the witnesses with a large sum of money to prevent them from testifying.
他試圖用一大筆錢收買證人，以防止他們出庭作證。