buy

買う、購入する

お金を払って物などを手に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To get something by giving money for it.

• I need to buy bread.
• She bought a new coat yesterday.
• Where did you buy those shoes?

使い方： buy someone something (I bought my sister a book.); buy something for someone (We bought flowers for our teacher.); buy something from someone (He bought a bike from his neighbor.)

類義語： purchase

反対語： sell

よく使う表現： buy something, buy someone something, buy from someone

買える

ある金額が、何かを買うのに足りる。

やさしい英語で： If an amount of money does this, it is enough to pay for something.

• Ten dollars buys lunch here.
• That amount will not buy much.
• What can fifty euros buy in this town?

類義語： pay for, cover

よく使う表現： buy a meal, buy much, buy a ticket

稼ぐ、確保する

準備や行動の時間を増やすために、何かを遅らせる。

やさしい英語で： To delay something so you have more time to prepare or act.

• We need to buy time.
• Her questions bought us a few extra minutes.
• The temporary repair buys time until the new parts arrive.

使い方： buy someone time to do something (The delay bought us time to find help.)

類義語： gain, secure

よく使う表現： buy time, buy someone time, buy more time

信じる、納得する

話や言い訳、考えを本当だと認めたり、納得したりする。

やさしい英語で： To accept a story, excuse, or idea as true or convincing.

• I do not buy his excuse.
• She bought the story about the broken phone.
• Do you really buy that argument?

類義語： believe, accept

反対語： disbelieve

よく使う表現： buy the story, buy an excuse, buy that argument

得る、勝ち取る

大切なものを手放したり損失を受け入れたりして、何かを得る。

やさしい英語で： To gain something by giving up something valuable or accepting a loss.

• They bought peace with painful compromises.
• He bought comfort by giving up his freedom.
• She refused to buy security at the cost of love.

使い方： buy something with something (They bought freedom with years of struggle.); buy something at the cost of something (She bought success at the cost of her health.)

類義語： gain, obtain, secure

よく使う表現： buy peace, buy freedom, buy silence

買い物、買った物

購入した物。価格や品質から良し悪しを評価することが多い。

やさしい英語で： Something you purchase, often judged by its price and quality.

• This coat was a good buy.
• Which laptop is the best buy?
• Those cheap chairs turned out to be bad buys.

類義語： purchase, bargain

よく使う表現： a good buy, a bad buy, the best buy