bargain
bargain
noun
[no obj.]
drive a hard bargain
bargainer
noun
语源
noun
- an agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other
（双方或多方）协定；协议
bargains between political parties supporting the government.
政府各支持政党间的协定。
■(Brit.)an agreement to buy or sell shares on the stock market
(英)（股票市场上的）交易
■a thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply than is usual or expected
特价商品；便宜的东西
the second-hand table was a real bargain.
那张二手桌子真是合算。
[as modifier]get this guide at the bargain price of 80p.
以80便士的低廉价格买到这本指南。
[no obj.]
- negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction
讲条件，谈判；讨价还价
he bargained with the local council to rent the stadium.
他与当地理事会谈租用体育场的条件。
■[with obj.](bargain something away)part with something after negotiation but get little or nothing in return
为了换取某种东西而放弃，在讨价还价中牺牲
his determination not to bargain away any of the province's economic powers.
他绝不以该省经济大权做交易的决心。
■(bargain for/on)be prepared for; expect
预料，指望
I got more information than I'd bargained for.
我获得了比预期更多的信息。
he didn't bargain on this storm.
他没预料到这场风暴。
drive a hard bargain
- be uncompromising in making a deal
谈生意毫不退让
- in addition to what has been already mentioned or was expected
另外还；而且还
I am now tired and extremely hungry—with a headache into the bargain.
我现在又累又饿，而且还头疼。
- carry out the promises one has made as part of an agreement
履行协议中的承诺
bargainer
noun
语源
- Middle English : from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen 'borrow'
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