表達 給某人買某物,可用 buy/get someone something 或 buy/get something for someone,若表達 花多少錢買某物,可用 buy/get something for + 多少錢,比如說: He bought a bracelet for her for $100. = He bought her a bracelet for $100.(他花了一百塊給她買了一只手鐲。)表達 購買,有一個正式用語或書面語是 purchase [ˋpɝtʃəs],另外,表達 藉由購買獲得,即購得,可用 acquire [əˋkwaɪr],其也是 正式用語。比如: Many low-income households cannot afford to purchase insurance.(許多低收入家庭買不起保險。)The 400-acre land was acquired by the UK government for urban renewal.(那塊400英畝的土地由英國政府購得,要做為都市更新用。)表達 搶購某樣東西,特別是因為東西很便宜或你很想要,可用 snap up something (snap something up),若表達 購買某樣東西,特別是因為偶然發現或因為很便宜,可用 pick up something (pick something up),如: She is jumping the queue to snap up a bargain.(她在插隊搶購便宜貨。)表達 購買你通常不會買的昂貴品,比如是為了要慶祝或犒賞自己,可用 splurge (on something) ( 美式用法 ) 或 splash out (on something) ( 英式用法 ),如: They splurged on a top-of-the-line refrigerator to celebrate their wedding anniversary.(他們花大錢買了一台頂級冰箱來慶祝結婚週年紀念日。)