barter
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (for sth); ~ sth (away) exchange (goods, property, etc) for other goods, etc without using money 以(貨物、財產等)交換其他貨物等(不使用貨幣)
barter wheat for machinery 以小麥換機器
(fig 比喻) barter away one's rights, honour, freedom 出賣自己的權利、榮譽、自由.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) (for sth) trade by exchanging sth for sth else without using money 進行易貨貿易; 以貨易貨; 作物物交換
The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom. 囚犯企圖跟看守做換取自由的交易. barter, n [U]
exchange of goods for other goods without using money 易貨貿易; 以貨易貨; 物物交換
On these islands a system of barter is used. 在這些島上仍然實行著物物交換的制度.
The mammoth has now been restored in the Palaeontological Museum in Leningrad. Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea,which is now just a suburb of Los