作为动副短语,buy up 的宾语位置遵循以下规则:
1、 宾语是名词时:可放在短语中间或后面(buy sth up / buy up sth);
2、 宾语是代词时:必须放在短语中间(buy it/them up)。
指将市场上或商店里的某类商品全部买下(常因促销、稀缺等原因)。
Shoppers bought up all the discounted toilet paper before the storm.
(暴风雨来临前,购物者买光了所有打折的卫生纸。)
The bakery’s fresh croissants were bought up within an hour of opening.
(面包店的新鲜可颂在开门一小时内就被抢光了。)
企业或投资者大规模收购土地、房产等资产,以控制资源或开发项目。
The real estate company bought up most of the old factories in the downtown area for redevelopment.
(这家房地产公司买下了市中心大部分旧工厂用于重建。)
A wealthy investor is trying to buy up all the farmland in the valley.
(一位富有的投资者试图买断山谷里的所有农田。)
投资者或企业大量买进某公司的股票,以获得控制权或投机获利。
Hedge funds have been buying up shares in the tech startup ahead of its IPO.
(对冲基金在这家科技初创公司IPO前一直在大量买进其股票。)
The competitor tried to buy up 30% of our company’s stock to gain influence.
(竞争对手试图收购我们公司30%的股份以获取影响力。)
有时可引申为“买断”某种权利(如版权、使用权)。
The publisher bought up the rights to the author’s entire backlist.
(出版商买断了这位作者所有旧作的版权。)
buy up:买光/大量收购(强调“数量上的彻底性”);
buy out:买下(某人的股份/权益)(强调“从某人手中收购全部份额”,使对方退出)。
例:The CEO bought out his business partner’s 40% stake for $2 million.
(CEO以200万美元买下了合伙人40%的股份,使其退出公司。)