barter
英 ['bɑːtə]
美 ['bɑrtɚ]
- vi. 进行易货贸易；[贸易] 作物物交换；讨价还价
- vt. 以…作为交换；拿…进行易货贸易
- n. 易货贸易；物物交换；实物交易
- n. (Barter)人名；(英)巴特
助记提示
1. bar + t(他) + er(儿) => 在酒吧里，他和儿子高兴地交换了生日礼物，因为他和儿子的生日是同一天。
2. Barter：中国第2个登陆NBA的球员巴特尔，并且巴特尔多次作为交换球员被交换到多伦多猛龙、奥兰多魔术、纽约尼克斯等多支球队为其效力——交换，以物换物。
3. （记）barter 谐音：巴特尔 著名篮球运动员 联想：巴特尔被交换到 NBA
4. barter [八头（牛）]物物交换
中文词源
英文词源
- barter (v.)
- mid-15c., apparently from Old French barater "to barter, cheat, deceive, haggle" (also, "to have sexual intercourse"), 12c., which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic language (compare Irish brath "treachery"). Connection between "trading" and "cheating" exists in several languages. Related: Bartered; bartering. The noun is first recorded 1590s, from the verb.
双语例句
- 1. Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions.
- 总之，易货贸易是一种效率很低的交易形式。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The market-place and street were crowded with those who'd come to barter.
- 市场和街道上挤满了前来做物物交换的人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Chickens, goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.
- 在集市上,鸡 、 山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. They have arranged food imports on a barter basis.
- 他们以易货贸易的方式安排食品进口.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. We cannot barter away our principles.
- 我们不能拿原则作交易.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》