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buy /baɪ/► SEE ALLbuy the farmbuy timesell sb/buy a pup(buy sth, go, etc.) for a song
●buy the ˈfarm (informal, humorous, especially NAmE) die 死◆I’d like to visit India one day, before I buy the farm.
我希望死之前能到印度去看看。 ORIGIN This comes from the military, perhaps referring to the dream of many soldiers and pilots of buying a farm when the war was over. 这个习语源于军队，或许指许多士兵或飞行员都梦想着战争结束后能买一座农场。●buy ˈtimedelay sth that seems about to happen 拖延时间◆This treatment can buy time for the patient, but I’m afraid it will not cure him.
这一疗法可以延长病人的生命，不过恐怕治不好他的病。●sell sb/buy a ˈpup (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) sell sb or be sold sth that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid for it 卖给某人伪劣货；买到伪劣货◆I’m wondering whether this really is a genuine Rolex. Do you think I’ve been sold a pup?我怀疑这是不是真的劳力士，你觉得我买了假货吗？ ORIGIN The idea behind this idiom seems to be that someone dishonestly sells a young dog with no experience to someone who is expecting a more valuable older trained dog. 这个表达法的原义是，有人使用欺诈手段，把一条未经训练的幼犬当作一条身价不菲、训练有素的成年狗卖了出去。●(buy sth, go, etc.) for a ˈsong (informal) (buy sth, be sold, etc.) for much less money than its real value （买得、卖得等）极便宜；以极低的价格◆I bought this car for a song.我这辆车买得很便宜。 |