buy one's excuses是什么意思

问题描述

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？

老师答疑

刘老师：

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）。