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a [adj] buy
This car was a good buy.
这辆车买得划算。
划算的买卖；便宜货
buys — plural of buy
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
划算的买卖；便宜货
an advantageous purchase
This car was a good buy.
这辆车买得划算。
合算的购买
an advantageous purchase
That was a great buy – I got the shoes for half price!
那真是件超值的商品——我半价买到了这双鞋！
The online store offers many good buys during the sale season.
这家网店在销售季提供许多物美价廉的商品。
I need to consider if this car is a wise buy.
我需要考虑这辆车是不是明智的购买选择。
This car was a good buy.
这辆车买得划算。
This is the best buy in the store.
这是店里最划算的买卖。
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。
Not this
I bought to her a gift.
Use this
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。
Not this
I bought 10 dollars the book.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
划算的买卖
That car was a good buy at that price.
那辆车那个价钱很划算。
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。
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。
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。
网上购买
Online buys often come with free shipping.
网上购买通常包邮。
争取时间
He tried to buy time by asking a lot of questions.
他试图通过问很多问题来争取时间。
相信；接受（某种观点）
I don't buy into the idea that money solves everything.
我不相信金钱能解决一切的观点。
收买；贿赂
The company tried to buy off the inspector.
该公司试图收买检查员。
Use buys naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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’。
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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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.