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haggles
讨价还价；争执
haggles is the plural of haggle.
an instance of intense argument, especially over terms or price in bargaining
- 1.
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
激烈的争论(如在讨价还价时)
激烈的争论(如在讨价还价时)；杀价；讨论；争论
In use
After a long haggle, they finally agreed on a price for the antique vase.
The street market was filled with noisy haggles between tourists and local merchants.
To avoid a haggle, she decided to shop at a store with fixed prices.
a haggle over sth
haggle 作名词时指讨价还价的过程或争论。
We had a haggle over the price of the antique vase.
我们就古董花瓶的价格进行了一场讨价还价。
have a haggle
They had a haggle before finally reaching a deal.
他们在最终达成协议前争论了一番。
in a haggle
The two merchants were engaged in a haggle that lasted an hour.
两个商人进行了一个小时的讨价还价。
Common mistakes
We had haggle over the price for hours.We had a haggle over the price for hours.
haggle作为可数名词表示'一次讨价还价'时，前面需要不定冠词a。
There was too much haggle in the negotiation.There were too many haggles in the negotiation.
haggle是可数名词，表示多次讨价还价时需用复数形式haggles，且搭配many而非much。
Connections
Collocations
- a haggle over
- 在…上的激烈争论；就…讨价还价
- They had a long haggle over the price.他们针对价格进行了长时间的激烈争论。
- a haggle with
- 与…的激烈争执
- She got into a haggle with the taxi driver.她和出租车司机激烈争执起来。
- a long haggle
- 长时间的讨价还价
- After a long haggle, they finally reached an agreement.经过长时间的讨价还价，他们终于达成了协议。
- a bitter haggle
- 激烈的争执
- The deal was settled after a bitter haggle.经过一番激烈的争执，这笔交易才敲定。
Synonyms
- wrangle
- 激烈的争吵；长时间的争辩 · 比 haggle 更强调争执的激烈和持久，不限于价格或交易条件。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 hag（老巫婆）和 haggle：一个老巫婆在集市上为价格与摊主激烈争论，争得面红耳赤。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：market、price negotiation haggle 作名词时通常用于非正式口语，多指讨价还价时的激烈争论；正式写作中比较少见，常改用 dispute 或 negotiation 来表达。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 haggle（/ˈhæɡəl/）真正押韵的是 gaggle（/ˈɡæɡəl/），重读元音和之后的 /ɡəl/ 完全一致。wrangle（/ˈræŋɡəl/）拼写和首元音相近，但多出 /ŋ/ 音，并不押韵。struggle、smuggle、toggle、wiggle 虽都以 -ggle 结尾，但重读元音分别为 /ʌ/、/ʌ/、/ɑː/、/ɪ/，与 /æ/ 不同，只能算形近词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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