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Meaning of 抢购

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抢 qiǎng 购 gòu (Trad.: 搶購)
to buy frenetically; to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc)
Related Words
Antonyms: 抛售
Example Sentences
1
这个商店来了一批新式毛衣
,
一上午就被抢购一空
。
The store received a shipment of new-style sweaters, which were all sold out in one morning.
2
泰国的大米批发价格猛涨之后
,
香港人开始抢购大米
。
The rush for rice in Hong Kong began after wholesale prices spiked in Thailand.
3
在媒体巨头打算开展另一轮的抢购风时
,
总是存在着危险
。
And there is always the threat that media moguls will go on another buying spree.
4
他说消费者担心由于中国的需求导致当地盐短缺所以也开始抢购
。
He said shoppers were buying up salt amid concerns of a local shortage due to the demand in China.
5
绝望之下
,
城市开发者们开始在内华达山脉东边的欧文斯谷大肆抢购土地权和用水权
。
Out of desperation, city engineers began buying up land and water rights in the Owens Valley, east of the Sierra Nevada.