buying

1. VERB 买；购买
   If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
   1. He could not afford to buy a house...
      他买不起房子。
   2. They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets...
      这些现在可以在超市买到新鲜的了。
   3. Lizzie bought herself a mountain bike...
      莉齐给自己买了辆山地自行车。
   4. I'd like to buy him lunch.
      我想请他吃午饭。
2. VERB 买到；能买；够买
   If you talk about the quantity or standard of goods an amount of money buys, you are referring to the price of the goods or the value of the money.
   1. About £35,000 buys a habitable house...
      大约花3.5万英镑就能买到一所宜居的房子。
   2. If the pound's value is high, British investors will spend their money abroad because the pound will buy them more.
      如果英镑升值，英国的投资家们就会向国外投资，因为这样英镑能买到更多的东西。
3. VERB （争取或付出一定代价以）获得，赢得
   If you buy something like time, freedom, or victory, you obtain it but only by offering or giving up something in return.
   1. It was a risky operation, but might buy more time...
      这是一次冒险的行动，但也许能赢得更多的时间。
   2. For them, affluence was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.
      对他们来说，富足是以减少在工作场所的自由为代价才获得的。
4. VERB 收买；贿赂
   If you say that a person can be bought, you are criticizing the fact that they will give their help or loyalty to someone in return for money.
   1. Once he shows he can be bought, they settle down to a regular payment.
      一旦他表现出可以被收买，他们就会定期向他行贿。
5. VERB 相信；接受
   If you buy an idea or a theory, you believe and accept it.
   1. I'm not buying any of that nonsense.
      我才不信那些废话呢。
   2. Buy into means the same as buy .
      buy into同buy
   3. I bought into the popular myth that when I got the new car or the next house, I'd finally be happy.
      我相信那个流行的说法，当我有辆新车或者第二套房子时，我才能最终心满意足。
6. N-COUNT 划算的东西；性价比高的商品
   If something is a good buy, it is of good quality and not very expensive.
   1. This was still a good buy even at the higher price...
      即使价格更高一些，这仍然很合算。
   2. S & G offers great buys on computer software. S & G
      公司可提供性价比很高的电脑软件。

Do not confuse buy and pay. If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. Gary's bought a bicycle. If you pay someone, pay them money, or pay for something, you give someone money for something they are selling to you. I paid the taxi driver...I need some money to pay the window cleaner... Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines. If you pay a bill or debt, you pay the amount of money that is owed. He paid his bill and left... We were paying £50 for a single room.
不要混淆buy和pay。buy指通过付钱获得某物：Gary's bought a bicycle（加里买了一辆自行车）。pay指为购买某物付钱给某人：I paid the taxi driver（我付钱给出租车司机），I need some money to pay the window cleaner（我需要些钱付给玻璃清洁工），Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines（一些人被迫自付药费）。付账或还债用Pay：He paid his bill and left（他付完账走了），We were paying £50 for a single room（我们开一个单人间要付50英镑）。

1. Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally
   14到16岁的青少年中多达2/3的人承认非法买过酒。
2. You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
   你这是直接购买，而不是通过代理人。
3. He used his newspapers to beguile the readers into buying shares in his company.
   他利用他的报纸诱骗读者买他公司的股票。
4. I'm not buying any of that nonsense.
   我才不信那些废话呢。
5. In buying your children all these things, you are in a sense buying them off.
   给孩子买下所有这些东西，从某种意义上说你是在收买他们。
6. The house needed totally rebuilding, so we decided against buying it
   这所房子需要彻底重建，因此我们决定不买了。
7. If you have been dithering about buying shares, now could be the time to do it.
   如果你一直在犹豫是否要买股票，现在或许是买的时候了。
8. Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?
   既然可以租电锯，为什么要花大价钱买一个呢？
9. This report could spur some buying in corn futures when the market opens today
   这一报告可能会在今天开市后刺激一些人买进玉米期货。
10. We were both so hyped up about buying the house, we could not wait to get in there.
    我们两人都对买这所房子感到紧张兴奋，等不及要进去看看。
11. We have no intention of buying American jets
    我们无意购买美国喷气式飞机。
12. Retail sales dipped 6/ 10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars
    上月零售额下降了千分之六，主要是因为美国人买汽车少了。
13. Milk rounds are threatened as customers switch to buying from supermarkets.
    随着顾客转而从超市购买牛奶，送牛奶的生意受到了威胁。
14. They ended up buying a prebuilt modular home on a two-acre lot.
    最后他们购买了一幢建在两英亩土地上的预制组合式房屋。
15. Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style
    买价钱经济的家具并不意味着就要牺牲质量和样式。
16. It was his custom in buying real estate to offer a rather low price.
    他在购买地产时习惯把价格压得很低。
17. Apart from the capital outlay of buying the machine, dishwashers can actually save you money
    除了购置所用开支，洗碗机实际上能为你省钱。
18. The policy announcement caused panic buying of petrol.
    那则政策公告引发了汽油抢购风潮。
19. Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars
    日本经济的不景气使得消费者在购买车辆上减少了开支。
20. Buying the best is as sure a route to success in investment as in any other field.
    和其他领域一样，投资领域获得成功的途径也是买进最佳商品。
21. Buying a second-hand car can be a risky business.
    买二手车可能有风险。
22. She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder
    她努力说服我买一台自己的碎纸机。
23. Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices.
    做市商靠赚取买卖价差生存。
24. Like working women anywhere, Asian women are buying convenience foods.
    像其他地方的职业女性一样，亚洲女性也购买方便食品。
25. You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.
    你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。
26. I was rush into buying these expensive boots.
    我是在匆忙中仓促决定买下这双价格昂贵的靴子的。
27. We were deceived into buying that house.
    我们受骗买下了那幢房子。
28. Money is a medium for buying and selling.
    钱是用来买卖的一种媒介。
29. My wife talked me into buying her a new car.
    我妻子说服我给她买一辆新车。

noun

1. the act of buying
   1. buying and selling fill their days
   2. shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge

   Synonym:    purchasing