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- 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.
支持政府的各政党间的协定。
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- Brit. an agreement to buy or sell shares on the stock market〈英〉（股票市场上的）交易。
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- 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.
1- 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。
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- 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。
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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。
短语
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。
派生词
bargainer
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French bargaine (noun)， bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen 'borrow'.