buy one's excuses是什么意思

When the public did not buy their excuses they had to eat their words.

请问句中的 buy 是什么意思?

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最佳答案 2016-04-04 09:26

在口语中,buy 可以表示“采纳,接受,认可;相信;同意,赞成”,例如:

I can't buy his excuse. 我不能相信他的借口。

I don't buy that explanation. 我不接受那样的解释。

buy 跟汉语的“买账”,可谓不谋而合。

When the public did not buy their excuses they had to eat their words.

【翻译】当公众不相信他们的借口时(不买他们的帐时),他们只好收回前言(承认说错了)。

 

 

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  • 王钊 提出于 2016-04-01 07:48

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