释义 |
bargain /BrE ˈbɑːgən; NAmE ˈbɑːrgən/ ► SEE ALLbargain sth away bargain for/on sthbargain for/on doing sthbargain for/on sb/sth doing sth●ˌbargain sth aˈway (rare) to give away sth valuable or important in exchange for sth less valuable or important 廉价交换;亏本交易◆The leaders refused to bargain away the freedom of their people. 领导人拒绝拿人民的自由做交易。[v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (less frequent) ●ˈbargain for/on sth●ˈbargain for/on doing sth●ˈbargain for/on sb/sth doing sthto expect or be prepared to do sth; to expect sth to happen or sb to do sth 准备好(做某事);预料到◆We hadn’t bargained for such bad weather. 我们没想到天气这么糟糕。◆I hadn’t bargained on taking the kids with us. 我原本没打算让孩子们和我们一起去。◆I didn’t bargain for Jake being at the party. 我没料到杰克会来参加聚会。◆When he tried to argue with Kate, he got more than he had bargained for. 他试图和凯特争辩,不料却招架不住。◆What I hadn’t bargained for was that very few people would speak English. 我没想到的是没几个人肯说英语。SYN reckon on sb/sth, etc. NOTE These phrasal verbs are usually used in negative sentences. 这些短语动词通常用于否定句。[v + prep] |