- 词义辨析
buy sb sth, buy sth for sb
buy接双宾语时可采用上面这两种语序,但并非任何情况下都可以互换。当直接宾语是名词时,这两种语序都可使用,但直接宾语是代词时,只能用buy sth for sb。例如:
他给我买了它。
[误] He bought me it.
[正] He bought it for me.
buy, afford
afford和buy都有“买”的意思,但afford侧重“有无经济能力买”,而buy则侧重“购买的行为”,表示“我买不起”可以说I can't afford,但不可说I can't buy.因为后者的意思是“即使有钱也不准买”。另外, buy常可用在afford后作宾语。
buy, purchase
这两个词共同的意思是“买”。它们的区别是:
buy是普通用词,通常用于买菜、买肉、买房子、买珠宝等; purchase是正式用语,表示经过周密计划以后才买,或是由于业务上的需要大规模地购买,所以在许多用purchase的场合都可以用buy,但许多用buy的场合却不一定能用purchase。例如:
You can buy anything in that store for less than ten dollars.在这家商店里,花上不到10美元你就可以买上任何东西。
They purchased〔bought〕 a new house.他们买了一栋新房子。
- 知识拓展
单词解说
buy的基本意思是用金钱换取等价物,即“购买”,是普通用词,可接具体物品如书籍、衣物等作宾语。buy也可表示“付出…以换取…”,这时可接健康、幸福、名声、忠诚等抽象名词作宾语。buy引申还可指“收买,贿赂”“相信(即买…的账)”。
buy在句中主要用作及物动词,偶尔用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语,有时还可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词for的宾语。可用于被动结构。
重要短语
buy in大宗买进
buy time v.争取时间
buy back产品返销;补偿交易;补进
good buy价廉物美的东西;廉价品
- 双语例句 更多例句
The bolt is worn and not an exact fit but it will serve its turn until I can buy a new one.
这个螺栓已经坏了,不能拧紧了,但在我还未买来新的之前暂时再用一下.
《简明英汉词典》
They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
他们往往会买便宜的加工食品,像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Since 1978, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%.
自1978年以来,可用于采购图书的经费已经减少了17%。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
She wanted to buy the orange dress, but we persuaded her that the blue one was more becoming.
她想买那件橙色连衣裙, 但我们使她相信蓝色的更合适.
《简明英汉词典》
But for those who rushed to buy near the top, peace of mind was costly.
但对于那些贸然在高位买进的人来说, 这份心安的代价高昂.
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I was waiting to buy a ticket, but only one ticket was left, and another man beat me to it.
我等着买票,可是仅剩的一张票却让另一个人抢先买走了。
《汉英大词典》
You can buy a formulation containing royal jelly, pollen and vitamin C.
可以买一种含蜂王浆、花粉和维生素C的配方产品。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
- 相关词组
- buy time争取时间;拖延时间;换取时间;
- buy a house买房;
- want to buy想买;要买;想要买;求购
- buy on tallyv.赊购;
- good buy好买
- buy at retail[经] 零买;
- buy for account[经] 赊购, 欠帐;
- buy up全部买下;买进;
- buy on margin and sell short买空卖空
- buy out买下…的全部股份;赎买;购空存货;
- buy oil打油;
- best buy最值得买的商品; 特惠价;百思买;零售商百思买;百思买集团
- buy back买回(原有之物);返销;
- buy for cash[经] 现购,现金采购;
- buy to resell贩;
- buy on credit赊买,赊购,赊账买;
- buy the farm(北美,非正式)死亡;
- offer to buy认购;
- pick out and buy选购
- buy votes or office appointment with money贿买
- 今日热词
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- we found love 找到爱;发现爱
- sweep v.打扫,拂去;梳(头发);挥动(手臂);席卷,扫过;迅速传播;大模大样地走;彻底删掉;延伸;轻松赢得;n.打扫;挥动;搜索,扫荡;广泛性;(道路、河流)绵延弯曲的地带;
- limitless adj.无限制的;无界限的;无限度的;无止境的;
- skyline n.地平线;(以天空为背景的)轮廓线;架空索;展览会场的顶层;
- thicken vt.& vi.(使)变厚;使更厚;vt.使(话等)不清晰;使模糊;使(情节等)复杂;
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- microphone n.扩音器,麦克风;话筒;
- Where are you going 你去哪儿;你到哪里去;你要去哪里;你去哪里
- what pron./det.什么;多么,真,太;…的事物(或人);…的事物;不是吗,是不是;无论什么;和…一样多,就像…一样;凡是…的事物;<古>[疑问代词]谁;…那样的事物(或人)conj.<方>到…程度,尽…那样多
- northeast n.东北,东北方向;东北部;adj.在东北的;东北部的;向东北的;(风、光线)来自东北方向的;
- pair n.一双;分两个相连接部分的物体;一对(两个…);一起拉车的两匹马;v.使配对;交配;
- remedy n.治疗法;补救办法;纠正办法;(硬币的)公差;vt.改正,纠正,改进;补救;治疗;