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

• Even if you're shopping with people you know, they might raise an eyebrow when you start haggling, but they'll sure be jealous when you get a better price than they did!
  即便是跟认识的人一起购物，你开始砍价的时候他们也许会挑一下眉毛，但如果你能拿到比他们更好的价格，就只有被羡慕的份儿啦。
• 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。
• Haggling is not over: European Parliamentarians are now pushing for lower risk-weights on small business loans and rules that banker bonuses do not exceed fixed salaries.
  讨价还价仍在继续：欧盟各国议员如今正推动立法，降低小企业贷款的风险权重，并规定银行家奖金不得超过固定工资。
• Remember: a price given is the dealing price at that time; haggling is not allowed nor are traders allowed to remain on the phone until the price changes.
  请牢记：交易台的报价均为该时刻价格；讨价还价是禁止行为，同时也不允许滞留在电话中直至价格发生变动。
• First of all it was the focus of lengthy haggling between EU leaders, and one grumpy failed summit, before a compromise text was grudgingly agreed.
  首先是欧盟各国领导人的漫长的讨价还价，经过了一个十分失败的峰会，才最终勉强达成了这样一份妥协性协议。
• But he soon realised that the way to succeed was not by haggling but by creating value around his products, telling stories and selling the very best things he could find.
  但他很快意识到，成功并不是靠讨价还价，而是要围绕产品创造价值、讲故事、销售他能发现的最好的东西。
• After more than a decade of haggling, Shanghai has finally secured a Disneyland.
  经过10年的讨价还价，上海终于把迪斯尼搞定。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm never sure if I'm getting the best price, and most of the time I get all tongue-tied when I start haggling.
  我总也不知道是不是买到了好价钱，大部分时间都是刚一开口侃价舌头就不听使唤了。