"bargain for" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 預料
• 預期
• 預想

Definition

預料或為某事做好準備，通常指遇到困難、驚訝或具有挑戰性的情況。常以否定形式出現，比如 'more than I bargained for'。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達常與 'more than' 或 'less than' 結合，表示超出預期的困難或後果。屬於口語用法，並非購物時討價還價的意思。

Examples

I didn't bargain for the test to be this hard.

我沒**預料**考試會這麼難。

Moving to a new city was more than I bargained for.

搬到新城市超出了我的**預期**。

She got more work than she had bargained for.

她得到的工作比她**預料**的還多。

I signed up for a simple task but it was way more than I bargained for.

我只是報名了一個簡單任務，結果遠超我的**預期**。

Trust me, parenting is much more than you bargain for.

相信我，當父母遠比你**預想**的要多。

He walked into the meeting not knowing what he had bargained for.

他參加會議時，根本沒**預料**到會發生什麼。