[VERB 动词]买;购买;采购 When you purchase something, you buy it.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck...
他买了一张票,然后上到顶层甲板。
Most of those shares were purchased from brokers.
大部分的股份是从经纪人手中购得的。
purchaser
The broker will get 5% if he finds a purchaser...
找到一个买家,经纪人就能提成5%。
The group is the second largest purchaser of fresh fruit in the US.
该集团是美国新鲜水果的第二大买主。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
hire purchase
;购买行为 The purchase of something is the act of buying it.
[oft N of n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Some of the receipts had been for the purchase of cars.
其中一些收据是购买汽车时开的。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]所购之物;购置物 A purchase is something that you buy.
[FORMAL 正式]
She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes.
她打开领带盒,看着她买回的东西:一条带有褐红色条纹的丝制领带。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]紧握;牢牢抓住 If you get a purchase on something, you manage to get a firm grip on it.
[also a N]
[FORMAL 正式]
I got a purchase on the rope and pulled...
我紧抓住绳子,用力去拉。
I couldn't get any purchase with the screwdriver on the damn screws.
我用螺丝刀拧那些该死的螺丝钉时一点也使不上劲儿。
Oxford
pur·chase★AWL/ˈpɜːtʃəs; NAmEˈpɜːrtʃəs/
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purchasepurchasespurchasedpurchasingnoun★( formal) 1★[uncountable , countable ]the act or process of buying sth 购买;采购◆to make a purchase(= buy sth)采购◆Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.保存好收据作为购货凭证。◆The company has just announced its £27 million purchase of Park Hotel.这家公司刚刚宣布以 2 700 万英镑买下了帕克酒店。☞collocationsat
shopping
☞see also
hire purchase
2★[countable ]something that you have bought 购买的东西;购买项目◆major purchases, such as a new car新汽车之类的巨额购买项目◆If you are not satisfied with your purchase we will give you a full refund.所购之物若不合意,我们将全额退款。3[uncountable , singular ]( technical 术语) a firm hold on sth with the hands or feet, for example when you are climbing 握紧;抓牢;蹬稳SYN
grip
◆She tried to get a purchase on the slippery rock.她设法抓牢光滑的岩石。verb★purchasesth (from sb) ( formal) to buy sth 买;购买;采购◆The equipment can be purchased from your local supplier.这种设备可从您当地的供应商购买。◆They purchased the land for $1 million.他们以 100 万元买下了这块土地。◆( figurative) Victory was purchased (= achieved)at too great a price. 这次胜利的代价太大了。pur·chase/ˈpɜːtʃəs; NAmEˈpɜːrtʃəs/
formal to buy something: You can purchase insurance online. the growing demand to purchase goods on credit Where did you purchase the car?purchase from Tickets may be purchased in advance from the box office.► see thesaurus at
buy
—purchasable adjective—purchaser noun [countable]: France was the no. 1 purchaser of Iraqi oil.
purchase1 verb
purchase2 noun
purchasepurchase2 ●○○AWL noun
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1[countable, uncountable] formal something you buy, or the act of buying it: She paid for her purchases and left.day/date/time of purchase This product should be consumed on the day of purchase. I enclose my receipt as proof of purchase.purchase of a loan towards the purchase of a new car She made two purchases from my stall. →
hire purchase
, purchase price
2[singular] formal a firm hold on somethinggain/get a purchase on something The ice made it impossible to get a purchase on the road.
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