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buy obj PAY FORbaIv [T]past bought HbO:t, $bA:tto obtain (something) by paying money for it买Eventually she had saved enough money to buy a small car.她终于存够了钱买一辆小汽车。He bought his mother some flowers / He bought some flowers for his mother. [+ two objects]他为他母亲买了一些花。The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.建立该公司为了代表投资者买进或卖出股份。I bought my camera from / (infml) off a friend of mine.我从朋友那儿买了照相机。(Br) We bought in (= bought for future use) lots of tinned food in case of heavy snow.我们买了许多罐装食物以备大雪时用。McDowell was trying to buy into the newspaper business (= buy a part of it to have some control over it).麦克道尔试图投资报业。If you buy someone (off) you get their help, esp. in a matter that may not be legal, by giving them money.贿赂They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang were arrested. [T / M]那伙人想贿赂银行警卫, 但他报告了警察，于是他们被逮捕了。In business, to buy someone out is to give them money so that you own the part of the business that previously belonged to them.买下…产权Allied Chemicals have been trying to buy out their competitor's share in the target company. [M]联合化工公司想买下竞争对手在目标公司的股份。(Br) In the armed forces, if you buy your self out you pay a sum of money so that you can leave earlier than you had previously agreed to.出钱以获准提前离开To buy up something is to buy large amounts of it, or all that is available.全数买进He bought up all the land in the surrounding area.他买下了周围地区的全部土地。(fig.) What will we have to do to buy her silence (= to make her not tell anyone what she knows)?我们如何让她保持沉默？(Am infml) If you buy the farm you die.死I'm afraid Pat's bought the farm this time.我担心帕特这次已经死了。He tried to buy time (= be allowed more time) by saying he hadn't been well.他以身体不适为借口来赢得时间。The government warned people against panic buying (= buying food and supplies because of the fear that they might soon all be sold.)政府告诫人们不要抢购。"Can't Buy me Love" (title of song by The Beatles, 1964)《不能为我买来爱情》(甲壳虫乐队所唱歌曲名）
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