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subject + bought the farm
常用于过去时，表示意外死亡。
He bought the farm in a car accident.
他在一场车祸中丧生了。
去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
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去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能；(北美；非正式)死亡
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
He bought the farm in a car accident.
他在一场车祸中丧生了。
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去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
After a long illness, his grandfather finally bought the farm.
在长期患病后，他的祖父终于去世了。
The old rancher bought the farm in a freak accident.
那位老牧场主在一次离奇事故中去世了。
If I don't quit smoking, I might buy the farm early.
如果我不戒烟，我可能会早死。
常用于过去时，表示意外死亡。
He bought the farm in a car accident.
他在一场车祸中丧生了。
用于未来推测，语气非正式。
If he keeps smoking, he will buy the farm early.
如果他继续抽烟，他会早死的。
表示死里逃生。
She almost bought the farm when the cliff collapsed.
悬崖崩塌时她差点丧命。
Not this
He bought a farm last week.
Use this
He bought the farm last week.
习语“buy the farm”是固定搭配，必须使用定冠词the；使用不定冠词a会变成字面意思“买了一个农场”，无法表达“死亡”的含义。
Not this
The farm was bought by him yesterday.
Use this
He bought the farm yesterday.
被动语态破坏了习语“buy the farm”的固定结构，无法传达“死亡”的含义；正确用法是保持主动语态和完整习语形式。
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