bought

FREQ #839

a. 买来的 buy的过去式和过去分词

发音

UK /ˈbɔːt/
US /ˈbɔt/
/ˈbɑt/
/ˈbɒt/

词形变化

boughts 复数 boughts

别名

bout bowt boughte bughte bght. bo't

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A bend or hollow in a human or animal body.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    A curve or bend in a river, mountain chain, or other geographical feature.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    The part of a sling that contains the stone.

    废旧
  5. 5.

    A fold, bend, or coil in a tail, snake's body etc.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of buy.

    She bought an expensive bag last week.

    People have bought gas masks.

    Our products can be bought at your local store.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt.

    非正式 政治

    Any senators who vote for this bill must be bought.

    Don't bother filing a complaint, the regulators are bought.

    If union leadership is bought, why should we even pay dues?

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词源

From Middle English bought, bowght, bouȝt, *buȝt, probably an alteration of bight, biȝt, byȝt (“bend, bight”) after bowen, buwen, buȝen (“to bow, bend”). Cognate with Scots boucht, bucht, bout (“bend”). More at bight and bout.

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