buy

buy /bai/ vt.& vi. (bought /bɔ:t/, bought) 1.买(作vt.时可跟单宾语或双宾语)：I bought my son a bike from that shop. (I bought a bike for my son from that shop.) 我从那家商店给我儿子买了一辆自行车。 He bought the colour TV for 2000 yuan. 他花2000元买了这部彩色电视机。 2.(以…)换得：He bought fame with his health and happiness. 他牺牲了健康和幸福换得了名声。3. 用于短语动词buy into购买公司部分股权；完全相信：It was rumoured that McDowell was trying to buy into the newspaper business.传闻说麦克道尔要购买部分报业集团。I never did buy into the idea that earning lots of money will bring you happiness. 我永远不会相信钱挣多了就能带来幸福。buy off 付钱平息麻烦：Strikers were bought off with big wage settlements. 增加薪金平息罢工者。buy out为控制全部而购买合伙人的股份：He bought out his partner for ￡3 million.他花三百万英镑买下了合伙人的全部股份。buy up大量购进：Most of the land in the area has been bought up by property developers.那地区的大部分土地都让开发商买了。

［辨析］buy为普通词，通常指小量的，临时的或日常的购买。purchase指大量购买，通常很重要，要靠谈判或其他努力而促成。