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1.For the past few decades, overseas buyers have been snapping up houses as investments or for holiday homes in New Zealand.
snap up抢购
Slimmed down and with money to spare, it began to snap up smaller outfits.
瘦身成功再加上有闲置资金可供使用, 必和必拓开始抢购较小的公司。
2.Many citizens have simply been priced out of the market and cannot afford to get on the housing ladder.
price out of the market漫天要价以致无人问津
If you charge so much, you'll soon price yourself out of the market.
如果你要价太高, 很快就会因此失去销路。
afford to（买）得起（某物）
It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。
3.Kiwis should not be outbid like this." However, the new measure will not apply to Australians.
apply to适用于；运用
Similar arrangements apply to students who are ordinarily resident in Scotland.
类似的安排适用于长期居住在苏格兰的学生。
