Word · Frequency #351
buy
划算的买卖；便宜货
an advantageous purchase
- 1.
an advantageous purchase
合算的购买
合算的购买；购买；买得的东西
In use
That was a great buy – I got the shoes for half price!
The online store offers many good buys during the sale season.
I need to consider if this car is a wise buy.
a [adj] buy
This car was a good buy.
这辆车买得划算。
the [superlative] buy
This is the best buy in the store.
这是店里最划算的买卖。
a buy for [price]
表示以某个价格购买到的便宜货。
It was a buy for only $5.
只用五美元买的，很划算。
Common mistakes
I bought to her a gift.I bought her a gift.
英语中buy接双宾语时，间接宾语（人）直接跟在动词后，不需要介词to。应使用buy sb. sth.结构。
I bought 10 dollars the book.I bought the book for 10 dollars.
英语中buy不能直接跟价格作为宾语，价格需用介词for引出，正确结构为buy sth. for + 价格。
Connections
Collocations
- good buy
- 划算的买卖
- That car was a good buy at that price.那辆车那个价钱很划算。
- bad buy
- 不划算的购买
- I think this was a bad buy; it broke after a week.我觉得这次买得不划算，一周后就坏了。
- best buy
- 最划算的商品
- This laptop is the best buy for students.这台笔记本电脑对学生来说是最划算的。
- impulse buy
- 冲动购物
- She regretted the impulse buy of the expensive shoes.她后悔冲动买了那双昂贵的鞋。
- online buy
- 网上购买
- Online buys often come with free shipping.网上购买通常包邮。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你双手合十‘拜’（buy的谐音）托卖家把东西卖给你，这就是‘购买’。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'buy' (IPA /baɪ/), sharing the vowel sound /aɪ/. Note that 'guy' shares the 'uy' spelling, while others have different spellings for the same sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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