haggling

英 [ˈhæɡlɪŋ]

美 [ˈhæɡlɪŋ]

v.  争论; (尤指)讲价
haggle的现在分词

现在分词：haggling　

BNC.36999 / COCA.31346

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:hagglewranglewrangling

双语例句

• As fast and effortless as fixed prices are, they also remove the human element that is part of why haggling can be an exhilarating experience.
  固定价格快捷不费劲，但它们同样去除了人为因素。而这一因素是讨价还价为何令人振奋的原因。
• The haggling business, which had mainly depended on the horse, became disorganized forthwith.
  德北菲尔德主要依靠这匹老马作小本生意，马一死，生意就立刻垮了。
• It's not worth haggling over a few pence.
  为几便士争论不休实在不值得。
• After months of haggling he brought the owner to his knees and bought the property at a reasonable price.
  经过数月的讨价还价，他终于使业主让步而廉价购得那块地产。
• Banks are worried that the requirements – which would upend their bookkeeping practices and leave them vulnerable to public pressure over taxes – could be passed in the final haggling over the law.
  各银行担心，这些要求可能在对该法的最终讨价还价中得到通过。这将彻底改变银行的记账方式，并且让它们极易在税务问题上面临公众压力。
• More recently, with US politicians haggling over the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling, rating agencies have been warning of fresh downgrades.
  最近，随着美国政界围绕财政悬崖和债务上限问题争论不休，评级机构一直在警告称，将再次调降美国的信用评级。
• You get good prices on materials by haggling with local manufacturers.
  同当地制造商一番讨价还价后，你能以很便宜的价格买到材料。
• The haggling over the US debt ceiling is likely to have knocked business confidence and hit US economic growth, say economists.
  经济学家表示，围绕美债上限的讨价还价，可能会冲击商业信心和美国经济增长。
• Some countries are still haggling over the terms of the treaty.
  一些国家还在就条约中的条款细节问题争论不休。
• Now, haggling happens a lot more in some cultures than in others.
  讨价还价（的现象）在某些文化里（国家）要比其他的国家（文化）多得多。