买!Buy居然有这么多意思！这周大家都进入购物状态，我们就说说“buy"这个词吧！除了“买”，它还有很多其它意思和妙用！

关键词：

双11怎么说？
Double 11: 双11
读音是：
Double eleven
Is your shopping cart full? 大家的购物车都满了吧？
Your mind is full of "buy, buy, buy": 脑子里也都是“买买买”
So many great idioms and slangs with the word:
BUY!

#1.I don't buy it!
I don't buy it；I am not buying it: 我不相信
You don't believe in something: 意思是不相信一件事
Skeptical: 很怀疑
怎么用？
I don't buy this whole Double 11 thing: 我对双11这件事很怀疑
I'm a big movie star in Canada: 我在加拿大是电影明星
I don't buy it/I'm not buying it: 我才不信呢

#2.Buy-in
Buy-in (名词)：支持
To buy into something (动词): 支持
It means to get someone's support: 意思是获得支持
怎么用？
We need to get corporate/management buy-in: 要有管理层支持
To get the boss's buy-in: 要得到老板的支持
To buy into a company: 投资入股一个公司

#3.Buy-off
To buy someone off: 买通别人
To bribe them: 贿赂

#4.Buy your way in
Buy your way in: 走后门、花钱进去
Going in the backdoor: 走后门
怎么用？
To buy your way into college: 花钱走后门进大学
He bought his way in: 他是花钱走后门进来的
She bought her way in: 她是花钱走后门进来的

#5.Buy you a drink
Can I buy you a drink? 能请你喝杯东西吗？
Doesn't have to be romantic: 不一定是浪漫关系或者搭讪
It can be very innocent: 可以很单纯
It's useful in social networking situations: 社交场合很实用
怎么用？
You just met someone, you'd like to keep talking to them: 比如刚认识一个人，想多聊几句
“Can I buy you a drink? ” 我能请你喝一杯吗？
It' a very natural way to start a conversation and make new freinds: 是开始交谈、交新朋友的好方法

#6.Buy time
Buy time: “买时间”
It means to put things off: 意思是拖延
Abstract: 抽象的
怎么用？
I'm coming up with all kinds of excuses to buy some time: 想出很多借口，拖时间
To hide the real reason: 隐藏真正的原因

#7.Buy sight unseen
Buy something sight unseen: 没看到、没摸到，就买了
It means something is really popular, you need to put your money right there right now: 用来形容特别抢手的东西，要赶紧拿出钱来买
Housing markets are like this: 比如房子、楼市
I bought my sweater sight unseen: 我这件毛衣，也是没看到实物，网购的
Irrational: 不理智的、不理性的
Rational: 理智的、理性的
Macro-economics: 宏观经济

#8.Buy cheap, buy twice
Buy cheap, buy twice: 便宜没好货，意思是便宜的东西，常会坏，要重买
It's not "buy one get one free": 不是买一送一
It means the quality is bad: 意思是质量差
You get what you pay for: 一分价钱一分货、便宜没好货

#9.Buy the farm
Buy the farm means to pass away: 意思是去世
It's a euphemism: 是一个委婉的说法
It's not crass: 不是粗鲁、没礼貌的
"Kick the bucket" is more crass: "Kick the bucket"这个说法就比较粗鲁

#10.Buyer's remorse
Buyer's remorse: 买完东西后悔
怎么用？
You might end up with buyer's remorse after Double 11: 双11过后，很容易有这种后悔的情绪
"Why did I buy that?" 我怎么会买这个？
"Shouldn't have done that!": 真不该买
Remorse means regret: remorse就是后悔、悔恨的意思
Impulse purchase: 冲动购物