buying

英 [ˈbaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈbaɪɪŋ]

v.  买; 购买; 够支付; 买通; 收买; 贿赂
buy的现在分词

现在分词：buying　

经济

BNC.9637 / COCA.6829

柯林斯词典

• VERB 买；购买
  If youbuysomething, 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。
• VERB 买到；能买；够买
  If you talk about the quantity or standard of goods an amount of moneybuys, 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。
• VERB （争取或付出一定代价以）获得，赢得
  If youbuysomething 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。
• VERB 收买；贿赂
  If you say that a person canbe 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。
• VERB 相信；接受
  If youbuyan 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 intomeans the same asbuy.
     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。
• N-COUNT 划算的东西；性价比高的商品
  If something is a goodbuy, 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 confusebuyandpay. If youbuysomething, you obtain it by paying money for it.Gary's bought a bicycle.If youpaysomeone,paythem money, orpay forsomething, 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 youpaya 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）。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have no intention of buying American jets
  我们无意购买美国喷气式飞机。
• You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
  你这是直接购买，而不是通过代理人。