单词 | to bargain for |
释义 | > as lemmasto bargain for 3. figurative. to bargain for: to arrange for beforehand, to include in one's reckoning, arrangements, expectations, or forecast; to count on, expect. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] > rely on to presume on, upon, or of?a1475 reckon1547 lot1633 compute1674 count1711 to look to ——1782 to bargain for1801 calculate1802 to figure on or upon1904 1801 J. Austen Let. 3 Jan. (1995) 68 My Mother bargains for having no trouble at all in furnishing our house in Bath. 1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida III. 320 More wind than we bargained for. 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin 277 I never bargained to dispute against such odds as this. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vii. 79 In accepting Henry's money they had not bargained for exposure. < as lemmas |
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