Word · Frequency #4926
bargains
讨价还价；谈判
bargains is the third person singular of bargain.
to negotiate or make a deal, especially over a price
- 1.
To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
达成协议；谈判；讨价还价
- 2.
To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
以对价转让；以物易物；交易
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
In use
She bargained with the shopkeeper until he lowered the price.
He dislikes bargaining, but he negotiated a better deal for the used car.
They are bargaining over how much the repair should cost.
Verb forms
base bargain · third person bargains · -ing bargaining · past bargained · past participle bargained
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
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
- 集体谈判；劳资双方集体协商
- The union bargains collectively with the company every year.工会每年与公司进行集体谈判。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.