bargain
noun
verb
ˈbɑːɡɪən
noun
1
something
you
buy
cheaply
or
for
less
than
its
usual
price
便宜货，减价品
There
are
no
bargains
in
the
clothes
shops
at
the
moment.
这阵子服装店里没有什么便宜货。
It’s
an
attractive
little
home,
and
I
think
it’s
a
bargain
.
这是一个漂亮的小居所，我觉得买得很合算。
That
second-hand
table
was
a
real
bargain
.
那张二手的桌子非常便宜。
Good
knives
don’t
come
at
bargain
prices
.
好刀不会便宜。
Thousands
of
bargain
hunters
(=people
looking
for
things
to
buy
at
low
prices)
queued
up
for
hours.
数以千计的淘便宜货的人排队等候了几个小时。
2
an
agreement,
made
between
two
people
or
groups
to
do
something
in
return
for
something
else
协议; 交易
make/strike
a
bargain
Management
and
unions
have
struck
a
bargain
over
wage
increases.
资方和工会就加薪问题达成了协议。
I’ve
kept
my
side
of
the
bargain
and
I
expect
you
to
keep
yours.
我已经履行协议，希望你也能履约。
3
into the bargain in the bargain
also
又作
in
addition
to
everything
else
此外，外加，而且
AmE
I
am
now
tired,
cold,
and
hungry,
with
a
headache
into
the
bargain.
我现在又累又冷又饿，而且还头痛。
verb
4
to
discuss
the
conditions
of
a
sale,
agreement
etc,
for
example
to
try
and
get
a
lower
price
讲价钱，讨价还价; 商谈条件
[+
for
]
workers
bargaining
for
better
pay
要求提高薪水的工人
[+
over
]
They
bargained
over
the
level
of
wages.
他们就工资水平进行商谈。
[+
with
]
women
bargaining
with
traders
和商人讨价还价的女人
He’s
the
hardest
bargainer
in
the
business.
他是这一行业里最强硬的谈判对手。
5
to
expect
that
something
will
happen
and
make
it
part
of
your
plans
考虑到，估计到，预料到
They
hadn’t
bargained
for
such
a
dramatic
change
in
the
weather.
他们没有料到天气会有如此大的变化。
bargain
on
doing
sth
I
hadn’t
bargained
on
being
stuck
in
traffic
on
the
way
home.
我没有料到回家路上会遇到堵车。
The
thief
got
more
than
he
bargained
for
,
as
Mr
Cox
tripped
him
up
with
his
walking
stick.
小偷偷鸡不成蚀把米，考克斯先生用拐杖把他绊倒在了地上。