n (1) 1) (购)买 (buying) [U] (fml)： the～of a house/a TV set/a school book/land/shares 买一幢房子/一台电视/一本课本/土地/股份;The～of a car should never be a hasty matter. 买汽车千万不要急于求成。the date/the year/the proof of～购买的日期/年代/证明;～and sale 买卖;Is the～price less if I pay by cash? 如果我付现钞， 价钱能低一些吗?～tax 消费品零售税;〖同〗buying; 〖反〗sale， selling; 2) 购物 (act of buying) [C， 通常pl] (fml)： make a～买东西;make several～s in a shop 在商店里买几次东西;have some～s to make 要买一些东西; 3)购买的东西 (anything that has been bought) [C， 通常pl] (fml)： Are those～s yours? 那些东西是你买的吗?fill the car with the～s 在汽车内装满买的东西;carry one's～s in a bag/from a shop/home 把买的东西放在包里拿着/从商店里拿走/拿回家;be pleased with one's～s 对自己买的东西感到满意;The car was a wise/a good～. 这辆汽车买得明智/便宜。

(2)紧抓(握)(以便拉或举起某物，或防止其滑落) (firm hold or grip for pulling，rais-ing， or stopping sth from slipping) [U， a～] (fml)： get more～on a rope 更牢地抓住一根绳子;gain/secure a～on an edge of rock/the rock face 紧紧抓住岩石边缘/岩石表面;〖同〗 grasp， hold;

→hire-′purchase n 分期付款购物;

vt (1)(购)买 (buy sth) [T+n， T+n+prep (with)， D+n+prep(for)] (fml)：～a piano/a car 买一架钢琴/一辆汽车;～shares 买股份;～a house with loans from a bank 从银行贷款买房子;～a new coat for sb 为某人买一件新外套;raise/reduce the～ing power of the people 提高/降低人民的购买力;a decline in the～ing power of the pound 英镑购买力的下降;〖同〗buy; 〖反〗sell;

(2)(以损失或牺牲)换取 (obtain or gain sth (at a cost， with sacrifice or by effort)) [T+n， T+n+prep(with)]： a dearly～d victory 以巨大代价换来的胜利;freedom～d with blood/at great cost of life 以鲜血/巨大的生命代价换来的自由;〖同〗obtain， get;

→′purchaser n 购买(物)者;′purchasable adj 可购买的;

【辨异】purchase与buy的区别见BUY。