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单词 buy
释义 buy

buy /baɪ/

noun
a good/bad buy F0 to be worth/not be worth the price: » This jacket is a really good buy, at £20.Thesaurus+: ↑Products and producers , ↑Buying and selling in generalThesaurus+: ↑Buying
verb (bought, bought) (PAY FOR) ↑Verb Endings for buy
1
A1 [I or T] to get something by paying money for it:
» Eventually she had saved enough money to buy a small car.» [+ two objects] He bought his mother some flowers/He bought some flowers for his mother.» There are more people buying at this time of the year so prices are high.» The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.» I bought my camera from a friend of mine.Thesaurus+: ↑Buying
buy sb's silence
2
F0 to pay someone or do something for someone, so that they do not tell anyone something that they know about and that you want to remain secret:
» What will we have to do to buy her silence?Thesaurus+: ↑Paying and spending moneyThesaurus+: ↑Revealing secrets and becoming known
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Extra Examples:» I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport.» We stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food.» They took out a £40 000 mortgage to buy the house.» I bought a cheese roll for lunch.» She buys all the latest fashion magazines.
verb [T] (bought, bought) INFORMAL (BELIEVE) ↑Verb Endings for buy
F0 to believe that something is true: » She'll never buy that story about you getting lost!Thesaurus+: ↑Believing
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