| 单词 | bargain |
| 释义 | bargain (once / 249 pages) 1nv 2n The table you bought at a yard sale for five dollars might seem like a bargain until you get it home and realize it only has three legs. A bargain is a good deal. Inexpensive items are one type of bargain, and another kind of bargain is an agreement you make with someone — a deal or compromise. Two countries might strike a trade bargain, or you could make a bargain with your friend that you'll drive to the mall if she buys you a giant cinnamon roll. Bargain also means to negotiate the details of a purchase, which makes sense because the root word is bargaignier, French for "haggle over the price." WORD FAMILYbargain: bargained, bargainer, bargaining, bargains+/bargainer: bargainers/bargaining: bargainings USAGE EXAMPLESWomen’s national soccer team finally agrees to new collective bargaining agreement when U.S. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Many cases with strong evidence against capital punishment for a defendant are resolved with plea bargains before ever reaching a jury, he added. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) They’re spending so much time looking for something different that they might miss the bargains in front of them. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each he made a bargain with the devil Syn|Hyper deal agreement, understanding the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises 2v come to terms; arrive at an agreement Hyper agree consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something 3v negotiate the terms of an exchange 2We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar Syn|Hypo|Hyper dicker chaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) bargain down, beat downpersuade the seller to accept a lower price negociate, negotiate, talk terms discuss the terms of an arrangement n an advantageous purchase she got a bargain at the auction Syn|Hypo|Hyper buy, steal song a very small sum travel bargaina bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes) purchase something acquired by purchase |
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