bar·gain
noun/ˈbɑːɡən/
/ˈbɑːrɡən/
Idioms - a thing bought for less than the usual price
减价品；便宜货 - 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。 - The car was a bargain at that price.
那辆车的价格真便宜。 - bargain prices
廉价
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShoppingTopics Shoppingb2, Moneyb2- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- amazing
- excellent
- …
- find
- get
- pick up
- …
- buy
- price
- rate
- …
- I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.
- an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do something for each other
协议；交易 - 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。 - 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。 - Finally the two sides struck a bargain (= reached an agreement).
双方最终达成了协议。 - bargain with somebody I'll make a bargain with you.
我要跟你做笔交易。 - Her part of the bargain was to look after the car.
说好了她的责任是看管车子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grand
- make
- strike
- bargain between
- bargain with
- drive a hard bargain
- somebody’s half of the bargain
- somebody’s part of the bargain
- …
- He and his partner had made a bargain to tell each other everything.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.
Idioms
drive/strike a hard bargain
- to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to agree on the best possible price or arrangement
狠狠地杀价
into the bargain (British English)
(North American English in the bargain)
- (used to emphasize an extra piece of information) also; as well
也；又；还 - 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。 - He's very strong and completely fearless into the bargain.
他非常强壮，而且十分勇敢无畏。
- Volunteers learn a lot and enjoy themselves into the bargain.
strike a bargain/deal (with somebody/something)
- to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage
达成（对双方都有利的）协议 - Perhaps we could strike a bargain.
也许我们可以讨价还价。 - The United States has struck a historic deal with India.
美国与印度达成了一项历史性协议。
- Perhaps we could strike a bargain.