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[1] buy 最常见意思: 买
Every now and then,he buys some vegetables here .
时不时地,他会在这里买一些蔬菜,
[2]其它意思:付出极大代价
Our achievement is dearly bought
我们的成就付出了极大的代价,
This is the experience bought in blood
这是用血得来的经验。
[3] 买通,贿赂
The man tried to buy a judge, but he failed
那个人想要买通以为法官,但是他失败了.
这些意思跟汉语的意思也是差不多的,我们只要经过一番对比就可以掌握了。
我们在看下面这个单词,然后再进行英汉对照:
2】sell 最常见的意思,卖
The oranges sell well .
这些橙子卖得很好。
The girls sell the bananas in the market .
那些女孩在市场中卖香蕉
下面的例子,会拓展我们的视野:
【1】推销The receivers are keen to sell the stories as 1 night .
Such customers probably prefer a soft sell.
这样的顾客大概更喜欢软推销吧。
【2】 sell out 变卖家当
She’s going to sell out and escape
他打算被卖家当逃之夭夭.
【3】buy买,有收买的意思,那么,sell 卖,有没有出卖,背叛的意思呢?
当然有,看看下面的例子,
I am afraid I would be sold again
我怕我又会被卖了…. 我怕我又会被骗了
Sold again又上当了.
The man would sell himself
那个人会出卖自己的灵魂的.