chaffer with sb over sth
chaffer 较书面或旧式，日常口语中更常用 haggle。
The farmers chaffered with the traders over the price of grain.
农民们和商贩就谷物的价格讨价还价。
讨价还价；议价
chaffers — third person singular of chaffer
购买；买；讨价还价；交易。；购买；讲价
讨价还价；交易。
To haggle or barter.
购买
To buy.
一般现在时
They chaffer over the price.
他们讨价还价。
一般过去时
He chaffered with the vendor.
他和小贩讨价还价。
现在进行时
She is chaffering in the market.
她正在市场上讨价还价。
规则动词，表示讨价还价。
She chaffered with the vendor for ten minutes, trying to get a better price on the rug.
她跟小贩讨价还价了十分钟，试图把地毯的价格压低一些。
用法提示：动词，表示讲价、讨价还价
We chaffered over the terms of the contract for hours before reaching an agreement.
我们就合同条款讨价还价了好几个小时才达成一致。
用法提示：动词，表示讲价、讨价还价
They chaffered amiably about the weather and local news.
他们愉快地闲聊着天气和本地新闻。
用法提示：动词，表示闲聊
chaffer 较书面或旧式，日常口语中更常用 haggle。
The farmers chaffered with the traders over the price of grain.
农民们和商贩就谷物的价格讨价还价。
They chaffered over the cost for nearly an hour.
他们就费用讨价还价了近一个小时。
for 后接想要通过议价得到的东西或价格。
She chaffered for a lower price at the market.
她在市场上讨价还价，想争取更低的价格。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tourists chaffered the price of the rug for ten minutes.
正确表达The tourists chaffered over the price of the rug for ten minutes.
chaffer 是不及物动词，表示“就某物讨价还价”时必须借助介词 over（或 about）引出议价的对象，不能像汉语“砍价”那样把宾语直接放在动词后面。补上 over 之后，介词短语作状语，句子才符合英语的及物性规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子After a long chaffer, they agreed on ten yuan.
正确表达After chaffering for a long time, they agreed on ten yuan.
词条中 chaffer 只有动词词性，不能直接充当名词。汉语“一番讨价还价”是名词短语，但英语这里要用动名词 chaffering 把动作名词化，且介词 after 后须接名词性成分，所以不能保留动词原形 chaffer。
grammar · medium
易错句子These new boots chaffered my ankles.
正确表达These new boots chafed my ankles.
表示“磨痛、擦伤”的动词是 chafe，与 chaffer 拼写相近但词义完全不同；chaffer 只表示“讨价还价、交易”，不表示摩擦致痛，也不能这样带身体部位作宾语。按想表达的“磨脚”之意应选 chafe。
chaffer 较古旧、文学化，且可仅指“购买”；haggle 是现代常用词，专指为价格反复争论、砍价。
chafe 读 /tʃeɪf/，指摩擦、擦痛或激怒，与买卖无关；chaffer 读 /ˈtʃæfə/，指讨价还价或购买，二者形音相近但意义不同。
barter 特指不用货币的物物交换；chaffer 指讨价还价或购买，通常涉及钱款，不强调以货换货。
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