buying
n. 购买
v. 购买,购得( buy的现在分词 ); 做出牺牲以获得; 够支付; 买通
If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
He could not afford to buy a house...
他买不起房子。
They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets...
这些现在可以在超市买到新鲜的了。
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.
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。
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。
If you buy something like time, freedom, or victory, you obtain it but only by offering or giving up something in return.
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。
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。
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.
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。
If you buy an idea or a theory, you believe and accept it.
I'm not buying any of that nonsense.
我才不信那些废话呢。
If something is a good buy, it is of good quality and not very expensive.
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。
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。
1. the act of buying;
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。
On the Stock Exchange, aggressive buying propped the market up.
在证券交易所,市场在大量买单的推动下有所上扬。
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。
Extreme caution should be exercised when buying part-worn tyres.
购买部分磨损轮胎时要格外当心。
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。