The ancient people bartered grain for livestock.

古代人用粮食换家畜。

They exchanged their belongings by bartering.

他们以物易物交换了所有物。

The merchant has nothing to lose in the barter trade.

商人在以物换物的交易中没有什么损失。

The currency has lost so much of its value that barter has become the preferred way of doing business.

货币贬值如此严重 这样易货交易成了做生意的优先选择

Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions.

总的说来，物物交换是一种非常低效的组织交易的方式。

The market-place and street were crowded with those who'd come to barter.

市场和街道上挤满了来进行物物交换的人。

The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.

岛上的居民实行的是以物易物，而不是用货币。

The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for items like writing paper and books.

囚犯们试着从看守那里换取稿纸和书之类的东西。

A barter contract between China and the DPRK was officially signed the same year.

同年，中朝正式签署了易货合同。