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buy sb's silence
买下某人的沉默,意思就是“(做某事或付款以)封住…的嘴”。
例句:
What will we have to do to buy her silence?
我们要怎样才能封住她的嘴?
buy the story/excuse
buy还有“接受,相信(尤指不太可能真实的解释或理由)”之意,常接story或excuse等。buy into sth也可表示“相信(某种观点)”。
例句:
She'll never buy that story about you getting lost!
她永远不会相信你迷路的事!
She'll never buy that excuse.
她怎么也不会相信那个借口的。
A lot of women have bought into the idea that they have to be thin to be attractive1.
许多女人都深信要想迷人必须苗条。
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