bargain

noun

1. 减价品；便宜货
   a thing bought for less than the usual price
   1. 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。
   2. The car was a bargain at that price.
      那辆车的价格真便宜。
   3. bargain prices
      廉价
2. 协议；交易
   an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do sth for each other
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Finally the two sides struck a bargain (= reached an agreement) .
      双方最终达成了协议。

verb

1. （与某人就某事）讨价还价，商讨条件
   to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with sb in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable
   1. He said he wasn't prepared to bargain.
      他说他不愿讨价还价。
   2. 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。

1. N-COUNT 便宜货；廉价货
   Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
   1. At this price the wine is a bargain...
      这种葡萄酒卖这个价真是很便宜。
   2. Fresh salmon is a bargain at the supermarket this week.
      这周超市的新鲜鲑鱼特价销售。
2. N-COUNT 交易；协议
   A bargain is an agreement, especially a formal business agreement, in which two people or groups agree what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
3. VERB 商谈；交涉；谈判；讨价还价
   When people bargain with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. PHRASE 极力讨价还价；提出苛刻的交易条件
   If people drive a hard bargain, they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves.
   1. ...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
5. PHRASE 此外；而且；另外
   You use into the bargain when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the bargain in American English.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
6. PHRASE 履行协议
   If you keep your side of the bargain, you do what you have promised or arranged to do.
   1. 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。

1. At this price the wine is a bargain
   这种葡萄酒卖这个价真是很便宜。
2. Fresh salmon is a bargain at the supermarket this week.
   这周超市的新鲜鲑鱼特价销售。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Wood flooring not only cleans easily, but it's environmentally friendly into the bargain.
    木地板不光容易打扫，而且还环保。
11. Don't be left standing, ladies and gents, while a bargain slips past your eyes.
    别只顾站着，女士们先生们，便宜货就要从你们的眼皮底下溜走喽。
12. Clothes are the best bargain, with many items marked down.
    买衣服是最划算的，许多衣服都降价了。
13. A plea bargain was offered by the state assuring her that she would not go to prison.
    州方提出了一份认罪辩诉协议，保证她不会入狱。
14. 'It's a fabulous deal, a real bargain.'
    “这桩买卖真让人难以置信，绝对合算。”
15. We shall be able to tell whether you've kept your side of the bargain.
    我方应能知道你方是否遵守了协议。
16. She soon found that she had made a bad bargain.
    她不久便发现自己做了一笔不上算的生意。
17. I refuse to bargain over the price.
    我可不愿讨价还价。
18. 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。
19. They haven't kept their side of the bargain.
    他们没有遵守协议。
20. In the US and canada, there are not many places where you can bargain.
    在美国和加拿大，买东西可以讲价钱的地方并不多。
21. The heat failed, and then the roof began to leak into the bargain.
    暖气坏了，房顶也漏了。
22. The management and the union leaders have struck a bargain.
    资方与工会领导人之间已达成了协议。
23. They got the best of the bargain.
    他们在这次交易中占了大便宜。
24. He made a satisfactory bargain with them.
    他与他们做了一笔满意的交易。
25. They got the worst of the bargain.
    他们在这次交易中吃了大亏。
26. We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.
    我们和一家美国航运公司谈成了一笔生意。
27. I doubt whether they are not cheating people into making the bargain sale.
    我怀疑他们搞的那个大减价是骗人的玩意儿。
28. I wouldn't bargain on the speaker arriving soon, as he's got a long way to come.
    我不指望演讲人很快到达，因为他来这里要走很长一段路。
29. What a fool I was to bargain away my best dishes for this worthless furniture.
    我真傻，用我最好的餐具换了这不值钱的家具。
30. Let's make a bargain& if you help me today, I'll help you tomorrow.
    我们说定了&要是今天你帮助我，明天我就帮助你。

  bargain negotiate【导航词义：谈判，协商】

  bargain v. 讨价还价，谈判，商谈条件

〔辨析〕主要用于商贸领域，指买卖双方为了达成协议而在价格等方面进行商谈。

  negotiate v. 谈判，协商

〔辨析〕较正式用词，尤指在商业、政治方面进行谈判或磋商。

bargain sth↔away

1. 做亏本交易；贱卖
   to give sth away and not get sth of equal value in return
   1. 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。
   2. The car was a bargain at that price.
      那辆车的价格真便宜。
   3. bargain prices
      廉价

bargain for/on sth

1. 预料到；料想到
   to expect sth to happen and be prepared for it

n.

into the bargain

• 另外；而且；也
  also; as well
  1. 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。

drive/strike a hard bargain

• 狠狠地杀价
  to argue in an aggressive way and force sb to agree on the best possible price or arrangement

strike a bargain/deal

• 达成（对双方都有利的）协议
  to make an agreement with sb in which both sides have an advantage

noun

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

   Synonym:    deal

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

   Synonym:    buysteal

verb

1. come to terms

2. negotiate the terms of an exchange
   1. We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar

   Synonym:    dicker