bargain

Word family nounbargainerbargaining chipbargain

Related topics: Trade

bar·gain1 /ˈbɑːɡɪn $ ˈbɑːr-/ noun [countableC]

1 BBTCHEAPsomething 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，我觉得是合算的。

That second-hand table was a real bargain.

那张二手的桌子非常便宜。

Good watches don't come at bargain prices.

好表不会便宜。

Bargain hunters (=people looking for things to buy at low prices) queued outside the store for hours.

想淘便宜货的人排着队在商店外面等了很久。

2 AGREEan 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.

我履行了我的承诺，希望你也履行你的承诺。

→ drive a hard bargain at hard1(18)

3 into the bargain (also in the bargain American EnglishAmE)ADD in addition to everything else 此外，外加，而且

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。

Examples from the Corpus

into the bargain• Only Jacob's actions are far worse than Ham's, and coldly calculated into the bargain.• Hard work, ample food and a neat change of clothes into the bargain.• He would disgrace the family name and be destroyed into the bargain.• But to love him into the bargain?• Bad, and now mad into the bargain.• This increases their own biological chances and gives them a free meal into the bargain.• And what monkeys we make of ourselves, into the bargain.• Bishop Aethelric, he had heard, was accounted able even in Peterborough, and ruthless into the bargain.

n COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

a real bargain

In the market you can sometimes pick up a real bargain.

an absolute bargain

£59.99 is an absolute bargain.

a brilliant/amazing bargain

The house they bought was an amazing bargain.

verbs

look for/search for a bargain

She began looking for bargains at car boot sales.

get a bargain

Everyone likes to think they are getting a bargain.

find a bargain

Investors may be able to find some bargains this year.

pick up/snap up a bargain (=find one)

You can often pick up a bargain at an auction.

offer a bargain

The Regency hotel is offering off-season bargains.

bargain + NOUN

a bargain price

In the sales you can get a fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price.

a bargain buy

This remains a bargain buy at £3.99.

a bargain hunter (=someone looking for a bargain)

Bargain hunters queued for hours before the store opened.

bargain hunting

They're off to do some bargain hunting at the January sales.

a bargain basement (=part of a large shop below ground where the price of goods is reduced)

Everything is reduced to clear in the bargain basement!

Examples from the Corpus

bargain• Looking for a bargain on a status symbol?• All he had to do was strike a bargain.• He has already triggered a steep rise in transfer market prices by proving such a bargain at £2.5 million.• A bargain price may well attract considerable sales and at the same time discourage competitors.• Read in studio Antique dealers and bargain hunters have been looking through the belongings of the late Robert Maxwell.• Did you get any bargains at the market?• The 10-ounce can is a better bargain than the 4-ounce one.• The town has struck a Faustian bargain, they contend -- trading something of its small-town soul for success.• Airlines aren't making money on bargain fares.• I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.• Internet-based travel services are also creating a niche for themselves by offering last-minute travel bargains.

it’s a bargain• It looks nice on me and it's a bargain price, too!• At only £9.95, including postage and packing, it's a bargain.• With 12 clear plastic pockets, it's a bargain at £1.98.

make/strike a bargain• Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.• The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.• Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.• This should enable prosecutors to strike bargains at an appropriate penalty level.• The prison chaplain came to me in my cell and tried to make a bargain with me.• All he had to do was strike a bargain.• So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had.

单词	bargain
释义	bargain Word family nounbargainerbargaining chipbargain Related topics: Trade bar·gain1 /ˈbɑːɡɪn $ ˈbɑːr-/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 BBTCHEAPsomething 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，我觉得是合算的。 That second-hand table was a real bargain. 那张二手的桌子非常便宜。 Good watches don't come at bargain prices. 好表不会便宜。 Bargain hunters (=people looking for things to buy at low prices) queued outside the store for hours. 想淘便宜货的人排着队在商店外面等了很久。 2 AGREEan 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. 我履行了我的承诺，希望你也履行你的承诺。 → drive a hard bargain at hard1(18) 3 into the bargain (also in the bargain American EnglishAmE)ADD in addition to everything else 此外，外加，而且 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。 Examples from the Corpus into the bargain• Only Jacob's actions are far worse than Ham's, and coldly calculated into the bargain.• Hard work, ample food and a neat change of clothes into the bargain.• He would disgrace the family name and be destroyed into the bargain.• But to love him into the bargain?• Bad, and now mad into the bargain.• This increases their own biological chances and gives them a free meal into the bargain.• And what monkeys we make of ourselves, into the bargain.• Bishop Aethelric, he had heard, was accounted able even in Peterborough, and ruthless into the bargain. n COLLOCATIONS adjectives a real bargain In the market you can sometimes pick up a real bargain. an absolute bargain £59.99 is an absolute bargain. a brilliant/amazing bargain The house they bought was an amazing bargain. verbs look for/search for a bargain She began looking for bargains at car boot sales. get a bargain Everyone likes to think they are getting a bargain. find a bargain Investors may be able to find some bargains this year. pick up/snap up a bargain (=find one) You can often pick up a bargain at an auction. offer a bargain The Regency hotel is offering off-season bargains. bargain + NOUN a bargain price In the sales you can get a fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price. a bargain buy This remains a bargain buy at £3.99. a bargain hunter (=someone looking for a bargain) Bargain hunters queued for hours before the store opened. bargain hunting They're off to do some bargain hunting at the January sales. a bargain basement (=part of a large shop below ground where the price of goods is reduced) Everything is reduced to clear in the bargain basement! Examples from the Corpus bargain• Looking for a bargain on a status symbol?• All he had to do was strike a bargain.• He has already triggered a steep rise in transfer market prices by proving such a bargain at £2.5 million.• A bargain price may well attract considerable sales and at the same time discourage competitors.• Read in studio Antique dealers and bargain hunters have been looking through the belongings of the late Robert Maxwell.• Did you get any bargains at the market?• The 10-ounce can is a better bargain than the 4-ounce one.• The town has struck a Faustian bargain, they contend -- trading something of its small-town soul for success.• Airlines aren't making money on bargain fares.• I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.• Internet-based travel services are also creating a niche for themselves by offering last-minute travel bargains. it’s a bargain• It looks nice on me and it's a bargain price, too!• At only £9.95, including postage and packing, it's a bargain.• With 12 clear plastic pockets, it's a bargain at £1.98. make/strike a bargain• Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.• The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.• Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.• This should enable prosecutors to strike bargains at an appropriate penalty level.• The prison chaplain came to me in my cell and tried to make a bargain with me.• All he had to do was strike a bargain.• So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had. Related topics: Business bargain2 ●○○ verb [intransitiveI] 1 BAGREEto 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 bargain for workers bargaining for better pay 要求提高薪水的工人 bargain over They bargained over the level of wages. 他们就工资水平进行商谈。 bargain with women bargaining with traders 和商贩讨价还价的女人 2 bargain for something (also bargain on something) phrasal verbphr v [usually in negatives]EXPECT 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 something 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. 小偷始料未及，考克斯先生竟用拐杖把他绊倒在地上。 Examples from the Corpus bargain on doing something• I hadn't bargained on it taking so long.• But he hadn't bargained on Hodgson, who was clearly looking to leave a lasting impression on his future rivals.• That was more than the Corps and the Bureau had bargained on.• We had not bargained on that result, but nations rarely anticipate the consequences of war.• What she didn't bargain on was you whisking her off to the country and locking all the doors. —bargainer noun [countableC] He’s the hardest bargainer in the business. 他是这一行业里最强硬的谈判对手。 Examples from the Corpus bargain• And you need know nothing, not even what we bargain among us.• So Knapman, committed to the mental hospital in August, has been stuck there longer than anyone bargained for.• All day Ambedkar bargained with the Hindu negotiators. bargain for• Oliver's bargaining for a raise. From Longman Business Dictionary bargainbar·gain1 /ˈbɑːgənˈbɑːr-/ noun [countableC] 1something you buy cheaply or for less than the usual price The company’s shares are a bargain at the current level. He made a lot of money by buying houses at bargain prices and reselling them. 2COMMERCEan agreement between two people or groups to do something in return for something else Management and unions have managed to strike a bargain whereby unions have accepted more flexible working in return for better pay. Football is important to Sky TV, and the clubs will now try todrive a hard bargain (=make a bargaining agreement very much to their advantage) on future TV rights. → Dutch bargain 3FINANCE British EnglishBrE an occasion when particular shares, bonds etc are bought or sold on a financial market. The number of bargains in a particular period of time is one measurement of the level of economic activity In government securities, the number of bargains per day has averaged nearly 3,300. bargainbargain2 verb [intransitiveI] to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc in order to get the greatest advantage for yourself Origin bargain2 (1300-1400) Old French bargaignier
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