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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In Germany, it took years of intense debate to eliminate a Nazi-era law that prohibited haggling and put limits on bonus schemes such as store-loyalty cards.
  德国花了数年的时间进行激烈的讨论，最终才取消了纳粹时期制定的禁止讨价还价并限制商店会员卡等促销方式的法律。
• 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。
• Shoppers would enjoy haggling for discounts as most of the items are sold without price tags.
  顾客们一般喜欢对那些未贴价标的商品进行讨价还价。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。