haggle

英 [ˈhæɡl]

美 [ˈhæɡl]

v.  争论; (尤指)讲价

现在分词：haggling　过去分词：haggled　过去式：haggled　复数：haggles　第三人称单数：haggles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18614 / COCA.16766

牛津词典

verb

• 争论；（尤指）讲价
  to argue with sb in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of sth
  1. I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt.
     我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP （尤指就价格）争论;讨价还价
  If youhaggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something that you are buying.
  1. Ella taught her how to haggle with used furniture dealers...
     埃拉教她如何和旧家具经销商砍价。
  2. Meanwhile, as the politicians haggle, the violence worsens...
     在政客们大打嘴仗的同时，暴力事件愈演愈烈。
  3. Of course he'll still haggle over the price.
     他一准还会杀价。
  4. Haggleis also a noun.
     
  5. She laughed again, enjoying the haggle.
     她又大笑起来，享受着砍价的乐趣。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  Synonym:hagglingwranglewrangling

verb

• wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
  1. Let's not haggle over a few dollars
  Synonym:higglechafferhuckster

双语例句

• You so mean to haggle over every ounce.
  你可真是小抠，这点小钱都斤斤计较。
• If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
  如果那不可能的话，提出一个建议这样我们好开始讨价还价。
• In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.
  在许多国家里买东西之前都得讨价还价。
• If because of moneyless you have to haggle over every ounce for every little thing all days, how could you be a happy person?
  如果因为清贫，你整天要为鸡毛蒜皮的小事斤斤计较，你还怎么能是幸福的人呢？
• Data management might sound like a dry field, where statisticians and computer programmers haggle over terabytes and p-values.
  数据管理听起来可能像是一个枯燥的领域，统计学家和电脑程序员对着P值和太字节（TB）级的数据争论不休。
• You can haggle with the best of them.
  能和最厉害的人讨价还价。
• You wanna haggle over the price of your French dip?
  你想在你的法国香烟上讨价还价吗？
• It seems to be a Chinese tradition to haggle over the price of virtually anything that is bought.
  中国的传统好像是差未几任何可以购置的产品都可以讨价还价。
• There is nothing more frustrating than listening to people haggle over different definitions of what constitutes work.
  没有比听人们争论到底什么是工作而更令人沮丧的了。
• Don't be afraid to haggle: for the moment, it's a buyer's market
  别怕还价，现在是买方市场。