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bargain

英 ['bɑːgən] 美['bɑrɡən]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词sale

n. 交易；便宜货；契约
v. 讨价还价；议价；(谈价钱后)卖

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词态变化

复数: bargains;第三人称单数: bargains;过去式: bargained;过去分词: bargained;现在分词: bargaining;

助记提示

1. 酒吧里买东西比较贵, 所以需要讨价还价来降低价格。Some bargains! 便宜货！
2. 在酒吧里占便宜（gain => 获得便宜，得到便宜）。
3. 讨价还价谈交易，酒吧（bar）获得（gain）廉价货

中文词源

bargain 讨价还价

来自拉丁词barca, 驳船，同barge. 指驳船上装载货物进行的一种传统的交易方式。

英英释意

1. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each;: "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

2. an advantageous purchase;: "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"

英文词源

bargain: bargain: [14] Bargain appears to be distantly related to borrow. Its immediate source was Old French bargaignier ‘haggle’, but this was probably borrowed from Germanic *borganjan, a derivative of *borgun (from which ultimately we get borrow). The sense development may have been as follows: originally ‘look after, protect’ (the related Germanic *burg- produced English borough, which to begin with meant ‘fortress’, and bury); then ‘take on loan, borrow’; then ‘take or give’; and hence ‘trade, haggle, bargain’.
=> belfrey, borough, borrow, bury
bargain (v.): late 14c., from Old French bargaignier (12c., Modern French barguigner) "to haggle over the price," perhaps from Frankish *borganjan "to lend" or some other Germanic source, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *borgan (cognates: Old High German borgen; Old English borgian, source of borrow). Another suggestion is that the French word comes from Late Latin barca "a barge," because it "carries goods to and fro." There are difficulties with both suggestions. Related: Bargained; bargaining.
bargain (n.): mid-14c., "business transaction or agreement," also "that which is acquired by bargaining," from Old French bargaine, from bargaignier (see bargain (v.)). Meaning "article priced for special sale" is from 1899. A bargain basement (1899) originally was a basement floor in a store where bargains were displayed.

同义词辨析

agreement, contract, treaty, convention, bargain, understanding, accord

这些名词均含"协定，协议，契约，合同"之意。

agreement：普通用词，含义最确定，泛指个人、团体或国家之间取得一致而达成的任何协议、协定或合同、契约等，可以是口头的，也可以是书面的。

contract：侧重指双方或多方订立的具有法律效力的正式的书面合同或契约。

treaty：指国家之间经外交谈判后依照国际法签订的正式条约。

convention：比treaty更专门化，但不及treaty正式。也可指国家之间就有关事情签订的条约。

bargain：通常指商业交往中的购销合同。

understanding：指不具约束力的非正式的协议。

accord：多指国际间的非正式协议。

business, commerce, trade, bargain, deal

这些名词均含"贸易，交易"之意。

business：指包括售货、购货、换货在内的综合商业活动，方式可以是批发或零售。

commerce：多指大规模的买卖或易货关系。

trade：普通用词，含义广。既可指某种具体的商业又可指广泛的贸易。

bargain：多指买卖双方通过谈判、协商就商品质量、数量、价格等项达成协议所成的生意。

deal：口语用词，指买卖双方经过交涉达成协议成交。

考试真题

Customers competing for good bargains.

She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.

The woman is very good at bargaining.

And dead markets partly reflect the paralysis of banks which will not sell assets for fear of booking losses, yet are reluctant to buy all those supposed bargains.

In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada ,Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her, Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.

There's no change to collective bargaining at the USPS, a major omission considering that personnel accounts for 80 percent of the agency's costs.

Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant's sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to department stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.

词组搭配

drive a hard bargain

be uncompromising in making a deal

谈生意毫不退让

into(北美in) the bargain

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。

keep one's side of the bargain

carry out the promises one has made as part of an agreement

履行协议中的承诺

bargain for 或 bargain on

To count on; expect

指望；期待

“I never bargained for this tearing feeling inside me”(&b{Anne Tyler})
“我从来没想到自己内心有如此激烈的感情”(&b{安妮·泰勒})

into the bargain 或 in the bargain

Over and above what is expected; in addition.

出乎意料：超出、超过了期望值；另外

实用场景例句

I hadn't bargained on them being here.: 我没想到他们会在这里。

I didn't bargain on finding them here as well.: 我没想到还会在这里遇到他们。

When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for (= he got more questions, or more difficult ones, than he had expected) .: 他同意回答几个问题，不料却招来了一堆难以回答的问题。

We hadn't bargained for this sudden change in the weather.: 我们没有预料到这样的天气突变。

They felt that their leaders had bargained away their freedom.: 他们认为他们的领导人以牺牲他们的自由做了交易。

In the market dealers were bargaining with growers over the price of coffee.: 在市场上经销商正和种植者就咖啡的价格进行商谈。

He said he wasn't prepared to bargain.: 他说他不愿讨价还价。

Volunteers learn a lot and enjoy themselves into the bargain.: 志愿者在学到很多东西的同时还能得到乐趣。

Finally the two sides struck a bargain (= reached an agreement) .: 双方最终达成了协议。

I've done what I promised and I expect you to keep your side of the bargain (= do what you agreed in return) .: 我已经履约，希望你也能遵守协议。

He and his partner had made a bargain to tell each other everything.: 他和他的合伙人约定，要互通信息，毫无保留。

The car was a bargain at that price.: 那辆车的价格真便宜。

bargain prices: 廉价

I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.: 我在减价期间买了几样挺不错的便宜货。

She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the bargain.: 她很有钱。现在你又说她还是个美女。

Dealing with this dictator wasn't an option. He wouldn't have kept his side of the bargain.: 别跟这个独裁者打交道，他不会信守诺言的。

They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash...: 在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。

Shop in small local markets and don't be afraid to bargain.: 在当地的小店购物，不要害怕砍价。

...a law firm with a reputation for driving a hard bargain.: 在讲价方面颇有名气的律师事务所

This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain...: 这种机器既省力，又能保持工作台面的整洁。

The treaty was based on a bargain between the French and German governments.: 这个条约是以法国和德国政府之间的一个协议为基础的。

At this price the wine is a bargain...: 这种葡萄酒卖这个价真是很便宜。

Fresh salmon is a bargain at the supermarket this week.: 这周超市的新鲜鲑鱼特价销售。

I'll make a bargain with you. I'll play hostess if you'll include Matthew in your guest-list...: 我们说定了，如果你能把马修也邀请来的话我就做东。

Sustained and intensive human activities have serious impact on the health and security of aquatic ecosystems.: 持续而剧烈的人类活动已经对水生态系统的健康和安全造成了严重的影响.

This isn't what I wanted at all, but I must make the best of a bad bargain.: 这根本不是我想要的, 但是我必须随遇而安.

You can drive a hard bargain in the free market.: 在自由市场上你可使劲地讨价还价.

Don't bargain on getting any support from her; she's very selfish.: 别指望从她那里得到什么援助, 她很自私.