bargain for
phrasal verbbargain for/on something
- (usually in negative sentences
) to expect something to happen and be prepared for it通常用于否定句 预料到;料想到 - We hadn't bargained for this sudden change in the weather.
我们没有预料到这样的天气突变。 - When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for (= he got more questions, or more difficult ones, than he had expected).
他同意回答几个问题,但结果却是始料未及。 - bargain for/on something doing something I didn't bargain on finding them here as well.
我没想到还会在这里遇到他们。 - bargain for/on something/somebody doing something I hadn't bargained on them being here.
我没想到他们会在这里。
- We hadn't bargained for this sudden change in the weather.