■ verb [VN] {formal) to support or give strength to sb/sth The
sharp increase in crime seems to buttress the argument for more police officers
on the street.
butty /'bAti/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 {BrE, informal) a
buxom /'bAksam/ adj. (of a woman ji; 7) large in an attractive way, and with
large breasts ; flJ77
MM
buy 0-K /bai/ verb, noun
a verb (bought, bought /bo:t/)
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WITH MONEY j# ^ 1 ~ sb sth | ~ sth (for
sb) to obtain
sth by paying money for it 5c; j$j 5c : [VNN, VN] He
bought me a new coat, |fo in ft 5c 7 T170r o o He
bought a new coat for me. 1ty7$ly£7 — 17§r^Hlf0
0 [VN] Where did you buy that dress?
$J? o I bought it from a friend for £10. I?£
10
5c5fc (ft o 0 [V] If you’re thinking
of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy. ,
Mf£iEfk'$\%0 O [VN-ADJ] I bought my
car second-hand.
PT3I] sell 2 [VN] (of money to be enough to pay for
sth He gave his children
the best education that money can buy. iJL&Tfl
HlrS ft & X 3\ ft U it # o 0 Five pounds doesn’t buy much
nowadays. #P ^ 51 5c 7 3\ £ ®
7 0 3 [VN]
to persuade sb to do sth dishonest in return
for money ipcM; ^5cr; ft bribe: He
can’t be bought
(=
he’s too honest to accept money in this way). 577M„
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OBTAIN ^ II 4 [VN] [usually passive] to obtain sth by
losing sth else of great value 17ft® l£i#:
Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage. M
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BELIEVE ® jg 5 [VN] {informal) to believe that sth is true, especially sth
that is not very likely ®1g ( ftfH 7^7: 7T IfeMWI
) : You could say you were ill but I don’t think they’d buy it {= accept the explanation).
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nTfTTI (have) 'bought it {informal) to be killed, especially in an accident or
a war M^5E; ( %^b )
buy
the 'farm {NAmE,
informal) to die ^E; ft tr buy time to do sth in order to delay an event, a
decision, etc. l&5iB7lB] —more at best
n., pig n., pup ,buy sth<-*'in (BrE) to buy sth in large quantities ;Ali!$J5c .buy 'into sth 1 to buy shares in a
company, especially in order to gain some control over it f£j5c4*
) 2 {informal) to believe sth, especially an idea that
many other people believe in ) : She had never bought into the
idea that to be attractive you have to be
thin. '^iATlWTlTrMA,
tXWMMo .buy sb-'off to pay sb money, especially dishonestly,
to prevent them from doing sth you do not want them to do itfc5c, ^
A773£-?f
) ,buy
sb^'out 1 to
pay sb for their share in a business, usually in order to get total control of
it for yourself *«[••• M— related noun buyout
2 to pay money so that sb can leave an organization, especially the
army, before the end of an agreed period
) ,buy sth<-‘up to buy all or as much as
possible of sth ft#:
Developers are buying up all the land on the island. ft
m noun
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STH BOUGHT 7l'f77ffi 1 a good, better, etc. ~ a thing
that is worth the money that you pay for it if % j§]
& : That jacket was a really good buy. ff- AA $1 5: 5c I#
tS #j % o 0 Best buys this week are carrots and
cabbages. 2 some
thing that is bought or that is for sale; the
act of buying sth J^J^t Computer
games are a
popular buy this Christmas.
buyer 0-w /'baia(r)/ noun
1 a person who buys sth,
especially sth expensive ( it : Have you found a buyer for your house? Eft 7 $ £>l i 7 % ?
— compare purchaser seller, vendor 2
a person whose job is to choose goods that will be sold in a large