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barter A for B
“barter A for B”表示用A交换B，A和B均为交换物。
They bartered their surplus grain for tools.
他们用多余的谷物交换工具。
以货易货；物物交换
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以货易货；物物交换
to exchange goods or services directly for other goods or services, without using money
They bartered their surplus grain for tools.
他们用多余的谷物交换工具。
不涉及货币的商品或服务交换。
To exchange goods or services without involving money.
以物易物
exchange goods without involving money
barter
Base
原形
barters
3rd person
第三人称单数
bartering
-ing
现在分词
bartered
Past
过去式
bartered
Past participle
过去分词
They barter goods at the market.
他们在市场上以物易物。
He bartered his watch for a meal.
他用手表换了一顿饭。
She has bartered with many traders.
她已经与许多商人进行过物物交换。
规则变化动词，过去式及过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加ing。
The two tribes often barter food for tools.
这两个部落经常用食物交换工具。
He bartered his old bicycle for a guitar.
他用旧自行车换了一把吉他。
They are bartering goods at the outdoor market without using money.
他们在露天市场上不用钱，直接交换货物。
“barter A for B”表示用A交换B，A和B均为交换物。
They bartered their surplus grain for tools.
他们用多余的谷物交换工具。
“barter with sb”强调与某人进行交换。
The villagers bartered with passing traders.
村民们与过往商人进行物物交换。
“barter away sth”通常带贬义，指轻易或不当地换掉某物。
He bartered away his inheritance for quick cash.
他用继承的财产换取了现金。
Not this
I bartered my watch to him for a book.
Use this
I bartered my watch with him for a book.
介词误用：表示交换对象应使用 'with'，而非 'to'。
Not this
He bartered his old car for cash.
Use this
He bartered his old car for a bike.
语义错误：barter 指不使用货币的交换，因此不能用 'cash' 作为交换物，应替换为具体物品。
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以物易物换取；用…交换
They bartered corn for firewood.
他们用玉米换柴火。
与…进行物物交换
The villagers bartered with the passing traders.
村民们与过往的商人进行物物交换。
以货易货
At the fair, people bartered goods without using money.
在集市上，人们不用钱而以货易货。
用服务交换
We bartered services to avoid paying cash.
我们互相提供服务来避免付现金。
廉价出让；以…换掉
He bartered away his watch for a meal.
他用手表换了一顿饭。
出卖，牺牲（有价值的东西，如原则、自由等）
They bartered away their freedom for security.
他们为了安全而出卖了自由。
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记忆：barter 里有 bar（酒吧），想象在酒吧不用现金，用你的东西换别人的东西——以物易物。
语域：neutral 常见场景：经济学与历史讨论、日常对话 该词通常属于中性词汇，既可用于经济、历史等较正式讨论，也可在日常对话中表示以物易物；实际使用时多根据具体场合自然选择。
与 barter（/ˈbɑrtɝ/）押韵的词有 carter、garter、starter、smarter，它们的词尾都是 /ɑrtɝ/。注意：barber（/ˈbɑrbɝ/）和 barker（/ˈbɑrkɝ/）虽然拼写相近，但结尾辅音不同，并不押韵。
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