你知道Buy、Purchase、Shop 的差别是什么吗？
Buy、Purchase、Shop 在中文的意思上，都有”买、购买”的意思，到底是该用” Buy “、” Purchase “，还是” Shop ” 呢？WORD UP 分别帮大家整理出了这三个单字在剑桥字典– Cambridge Dictionary、朗文字典Longman Dictionary，和韦伯字典Webster's Dictionary 上的单字解释和单字释意，快跟着我们一起来看看吧！
Buy – 单字解释– 动词篇
剑桥字典
Verb [ I or T ] –
to get something by paying money for it
付钱买东西
例句：Eventually she had saved enough money to buy a small car. 她最终存够了买一辆小汽车的钱。
朗文字典
verb [intransitive, transitive] –
to get something by paying money for it
付钱买东西
例句：Where did you buy that dress? 你在哪买的那条裙子？
韦伯字典
transitive verb –
to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money
通过付款，特别是金钱获得对使用或服务的拥有，所有权或权利
example : buy a car
intransitive verb –
to make a purchase
进行购买
例句：Now is a good time to buy. 现在是购买的好时机。
Buy 总结
从三大字典来看，Buy 的用法非常的通俗和广，只要是和购买相关，都可以用Buy。其中韦伯字典解释为：「通过付款，特别是金钱获得对使用或服务的拥有，所有权或权利。」。
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Purchase – 单字解释– 动词篇
剑桥字典
verb [ T ] – formal –
to buy something
买东西
例句：Except under clearly defined circumstances, it is illegal in Britain for a company to purchase its own shares. 在英国，除非是在明确规定的情况下，否则一间公司购买自己的股票是违法的。
朗文字典
verb [transitive] –
formal to buy something
正式的购买东西
例句：You can purchase insurance online. 你可以在线上购买保险。
韦伯字典
transitive verb –
to constitute the means for buying
例句：Our dollars purchase less each year. 我们每年购买的美元减少。
intransitive verb –
to purchase something
Purchase 总结
从三大字典来看，Purchase 是正式的用法，类似于用以正式的场合。
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Shop – 单字解释– 动词篇
剑桥字典
verb –
to buy things in shops
在商店买东西
例句：I like to shop at Gap for clothes. 我喜欢在GAP买衣服。
朗文字典
verb [intransitive] –
to go to one or more shops to buy things
例句：I usually shop for vegetables in the market. 我通常在市场上买蔬菜。
verb [transitive] –
British English informal to tell the police about someone who has done something illegal
英式英语表非正式活动，旨在向警方讲述某人做了非法的事情
韦伯字典
intransitive verb –
to examine goods or services with intent to buy
检查有购买意向的商品或服务
to hunt through a market in search of the best buy
搜寻市场以寻找最佳的物品购买
例句：She is shopping for a new car. 她正在买一辆新车。
transitive verb –
British : to inform on : BETRAY
英式用法，背叛/ 通报。
例句：His own mother shopped him to the police. 他母亲把他送到警察局。
Shop 总结
从三大字典来看，Shop 多用于在商场、市场、商店的购买，甚至是边浏览边比较的购买，同时还有背叛与通报的意思。
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What is the difference between purchase and buy?
As verbs the difference between purchase and buy is that purchase is to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire while buy is to obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.
作为动词，purchase和buy之间的区别在于purchase是透过寻求获得。而Buy则是去购买某物。
Shop vs Purchase – What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between shop and purchase is that shop is to visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something while purchase is to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
作为动词，shop和purchase之间的区别在于shop是去商店，四处逛逛商店，来进行购买购买。而purchase是透过寻求获得。
What is the difference between shop and buy?
As verbs the difference between shop and buy is that shop is to visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something while buy is to obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.
作为动词，shop和buy之间的区别在于shop就是去商店，逛商店时留意自己要购买的东西。而buy则是去购买某物。
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