Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4926
bargain
讨价还价；谈判
核心释义
to negotiate or make a deal, especially over a price
- 1.
达成协议；谈判；讨价还价
To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
- 2.
以对价转让；以物易物；交易
To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
交易；以物易物；达成协议；谈判；讨价还价；以对价转让；以物易物；交易；讲价；交易
用法In use
She bargained with the shopkeeper until he lowered the price.
用法提示：bargained（过去式）表示与对方反复协商价格，即讨价还价。
He dislikes bargaining, but he negotiated a better deal for the used car.
用法提示：bargaining（动名词）在此指讨价还价这一行为。
They are bargaining over how much the repair should cost.
用法提示：are bargaining（现在进行时）表示正在谈判、讨价还价的过程中。
bargain with sb over sth
with 后接谈判或交易的对象，over 后接双方争论的具体内容，如价格、条件。
She bargained with the seller over the price of the old bike.
她就那辆旧自行车的价格与卖家讨价还价。
bargain over sth
不点明谈判对象时，可直接用 bargain over 加争论的事项，语气偏中性。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bargain with
- 与…讨价还价
- She bargained with the dealer for an hour.她和经销商讨价还价了一个小时。
- bargain over
- 就…讨价还价
- They bargained over every item in the contract.他们为合同中的每一项讨价还价。
- bargain hard
- 激烈地讨价还价；狠狠地砍价
- You need to bargain hard if you want a good deal.你想要好价钱就得狠狠地砍价。
- bargain down
- 通过讨价还价降低（价格）
- The buyer bargained down the price to 80 dollars.买家把价钱砍到80美元。
- bargain collectively
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
bargain 拆成 bar（酒吧）+ gain（获得）：在酒吧里谈成好价钱，即“讨价还价”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：市场或商店讨价还价、商务谈判或合同磋商 bargain 作动词时，既可指日常购物中“讨价还价”，也可用于较正式的谈判场合，表示“谈判、磋商”。具体含义和语气随搭配与语境变化：与价格相关时多较口语化，与协议、条款相关时则较正式。建议根据上下文判断，不必拘泥于单一语气。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
In bargain, the letters -gain are pronounced /ɡɪn/, not /ɡeɪn/. Captain, mountain, curtain, and certain all end in an -ain pattern that is also reduced (to /ɪn/ or /ən/), so they are handy spelling comparisons. Regain /rɪˈɡeɪn/ and again /əˈɡen/ (or /əˈɡeɪn/) are lookalikes whose -gain keeps a full vowel; they do not rhyme with bargain. There are no common exact rhymes.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.