及物/不及物动词购买，购得

名词交易，买卖; 便宜货

及物动词够支付; 买通; 收买; 贿赂

1. 买；购买
If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.

e.g. He could not afford to buy a house...
他买不起房子。
e.g. They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets...
这些现在可以在超市买到新鲜的了。

2. 买到；能买；够买
If you talk about the quantity or standard of goods an amount of money buys, you are referring to the price of the goods or the value of the money.

e.g. About ￡35,000 buys a habitable house...
大约花3.5万英镑就能买到一所宜居的房子。
e.g. If the pound's value is high, British investors will spend their money abroad because the pound will buy them more.
如果英镑升值，英国的投资家们就会向国外投资，因为这样英镑能买到更多的东西。

3. （争取或付出一定代价以）获得，赢得
If you buy something like time, freedom, or victory, you obtain it but only by offering or giving up something in return.

e.g. It was a risky operation, but might buy more time...
这是一次冒险的行动，但也许能赢得更多的时间。
e.g. For them, affluence was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.
对他们来说，富足是以减少在工作场所的自由为代价才获得的。

4. 收买；贿赂
If you say that a person can be bought, you are criticizing the fact that they will give their help or loyalty to someone in return for money.

e.g. Once he shows he can be bought, they settle down to a regular payment.
一旦他表现出可以被收买，他们就会定期向他行贿。

5. 相信；接受
If you buy an idea or a theory, you believe and accept it.

e.g. I'm not buying any of that nonsense.
我才不信那些废话呢。

6. 划算的东西；性价比高的商品
If something is a good buy, it is of good quality and not very expensive.

e.g. This was still a good buy even at the higher price...
即使价格更高一些，这仍然很合算。
e.g. S G offers great buys on computer software. S G
公司可提供性价比很高的电脑软件。

名词怀疑，疑虑; 未确定

及物动词怀疑，疑惑

不及物动词不确定，不能肯定或怀疑

1. 怀疑;疑虑
If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible. If you say you have no doubt about it, you mean that you are certain it is true.

e.g. This raises doubts about the point of advertising...
这对做广告的意义提出了疑问。
e.g. I had my doubts when she started, but she's getting really good...
她刚开始做时我心存疑虑，但她真的做得很好。

2. 不能肯定;认为…未必可能
If you doubt whether something is true or possible, you believe that it is probably not true or possible.

e.g. Others doubted whether that would happen...
其他人认为那未必会发生。
e.g. He doubted if he would learn anything new from Marie...
他认为他不太可能从玛丽那儿学到任何新东西。

3. 怀疑（某事物的真实性）
If you doubt something, you believe that it might not be true or genuine.

e.g. No one doubted his ability...
没有人怀疑他的能力。
e.g. Nobody that I spoke to doubted his sincerity as a politician.
和我谈过话的人中没有一个怀疑他作为一个政治家的诚意。

4. 怀疑，不相信（某人或某人的话）
If you doubt someone or doubt their word, you think that they may not be telling the truth.

e.g. No one directly involved with the case doubted him...
与此案直接相关的人中没有人怀疑他。
e.g. I still have no reason to doubt his word.
我还是没有理由怀疑他的话。

5. 无疑地;确实地
You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.

e.g. A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence...
全民公决无疑显示选民支持独立。
e.g. His ability is beyond any doubt.
他的能力毋庸置疑。

6. 不能肯定的;拿不准的
If you are in doubt about something, you feel unsure or uncertain about it.

e.g. He is in no doubt as to what is needed...
他很确定需要什么。
e.g. When in doubt, call the doctor.
如有疑问，请联系医生。

7. 我怀疑;我认为不可能
You say I doubt it as a response to a question or statement about something that you think is untrue or unlikely.

e.g. 'Somebody would have seen her.' — 'I doubt it, not on Monday.'
“可能有人见过她。”——“我认为不可能，不可能在星期一。”

8. 可疑的;不确定的;不可靠的
If you say that something is in doubt or open to doubt, you consider it to be uncertain or unreliable.

e.g. The outcome was still in doubt...
结果仍不确定。
e.g. That claim is increasingly open to doubt.
那一说法越来越可疑。

9. 无疑地;必定
You use no doubt to emphasize that something seems certain or very likely to you.

e.g. The contract for this will no doubt be widely advertised...
关于这个的合约无疑会受到广泛宣传。
e.g. She's a very sweet woman, as you no doubt know by now.
她是一个非常温柔的女人，你现在肯定知道了。

10. 固然;诚然
You use no doubt to indicate that you accept the truth of a particular point, but that you do not consider it is important or contradicts the rest of what you are saying.

e.g. No doubt I'm biased, but it was the most cruel, evil human face I ever set eyes on...
我固然是有偏见的，但那是我所见到的最残忍、最邪恶的人。
e.g. No doubt many will regard these as harsh words, but regrettably they are true.
固然会有很多人认为这些话过于刻薄，但是遗憾的是这些都是真话。

11. 无疑地;确实地
If you say that something is true without doubt or without a doubt, you are emphasizing that it is definitely true.

e.g. Without doubt this was the most important relationship I developed at college...
这无疑是我在大学时期建立的最重要的关系了。
e.g. The refugees, without a doubt, are the most vulnerable.
难民无疑是最易受到伤害的。

12. the benefit of the doubt - see benefit
a shadow of a doubt - see shadow

形容词严肃的，严重的; 认真的，庄重的; 重要的; 危险的

1. 严重的;危急的;令人担忧的
Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid.

e.g. Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society...
犯罪猖獗是俄罗斯社会面临的一个日益严重的问题。
e.g. The government still face very serious difficulties...
政府仍然面临着非常严峻的困难。

形容词真正的; 真实的; 正确的; 忠实的

副词真正地; 确实地; 正确地; 正当地

名词真理，真实; 正，准，精确

及物动词摆正; 决定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平

1. 基于事实的;真实的;如实的;可信的
If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable.

e.g. Everything I had heard about him was true...
我听说的关于他的一切都是真实的。
e.g. He said it was true that a collision had happened…
他说真的发生了冲突。

2. (感情)真实的，真挚的；（物品）真的，真正的,正品的
You use true to emphasize that a person or thing is sincere or genuine, often in contrast to something that is pretended or hidden.

e.g. I allowed myself to acknowledge my true feelings...
我愿意承认我的真实感情。
e.g. The true cost often differs from that which had first been projected...
实际成本经常与最初计划的有所不同。

3. 纯粹的;真正的;名副其实的
If you use true to describe something or someone, you approve of them because they have all the characteristics or qualities that such a person or thing typically has.

e.g. This country professes to be a true democracy…
这个国家自称是真正的民主政体。
e.g. Maybe one day you'll find true love...
也许有一天你会找到真爱。

4. 适用的;符合的;合理的
If you say that a fact is true of a particular person or situation, you mean that it is valid or relevant for them.

e.g. I accept that the romance may have gone out of the marriage, but surely this is true of many couples...
我同意婚姻里可能已经没有了浪漫这一说法，而且很多夫妻都的确如此。
e.g. Expenditure on health in most of these countries has gone down, and the same is true for education.
这些国家的医疗支出大多已经下降，教育支出也是如此。

5. 确实的;诚然的
You can use true in order to admit that a fact or opinion is real or valid before indicating that you think that it is not important or relevant in the circumstances.

e.g. It's true she gets madly impatient with him, but what mother doesn't?…
她确实对他极其不耐烦，但哪个母亲不是这样呢？
e.g. The state, it is true, gave money towards their wages. Nevertheless the whole process had not been organized properly…
诚然，政府已经拨款支付他们的工资。但整个过程没有组织妥当。

6. 忠实的;忠诚的;恪守(诺言、思想等)的
If you are true to someone, you remain committed and loyal to them. If you are true to an idea or promise, you remain committed to it and continue to act according to it.

e.g. David was true to his wife...
戴维忠于妻子。
e.g. India has remained true to democracy...
印度一直奉行民主政治。

7. (梦想、愿望或预言)成真，成为现实
If a dream, wish, or prediction comes true, it actually happens.

e.g. Many of his predictions are coming true…
他的很多预言正成为现实。
e.g. Owning a place of their own is a dream come true for the couple.
这对夫妇拥有了自己的房子，终于梦想成真了。

8. 同样适用;在…情况下亦然
If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.

e.g. This law is known to hold true for galaxies at a distance of at least several billion light years.
据知，这条定律同样适用于距离至少几十亿光年之远的星系。

9. 好得令人难以置信
If you say that something seems too good to be true, you are suspicious of it because it seems better than you had expected, and you think there may something wrong with it that you have not noticed.

e.g. On the whole the celebrations were remarkably good-humoured and peaceful. Indeed, it seemed almost too good to be true.
总体上，庆典活动一派快乐祥和。事实上，简直好得让人难以置信。

10. 栩栩如生;逼真;活灵活现
If you say that something such as a story or a film is true to life, you approve of it because it seems real.

e.g. The opening scenes of this movie are just not true to life.
这部电影开场的几幕真是太假了。

11. true colours - see colour
true to form - see form
to ring true - see ring
tried and true - see tried

形容词开玩笑的; 言归正传; 说正经的; 你一定是在开玩笑吧

动词开玩笑( joke的现在分词 ); 戏弄; 闹着玩; 说着玩