Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #18614
haggling
讨价还价;杀价
haggling is the present participle of haggle.
To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
- 1.
To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
(尤指与卖主)讨价还价
- 2.
To hack (cut crudely)
乱砍;粗切
- 3.
To stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
计较小事;讨价还价;争执
斤斤计较;纠缠琐事;乱砍;粗切;(尤指与卖主)讨价还价;计较小事;讨价还价;争执;争论
In use
I always haggle when I shop at the local market.
He haggled over the price of the car for an hour.
They are haggling with the vendor about the quantity discount.
haggle with sb over sth
常用结构,表示就某物与某人讨价还价。
We spent an hour haggling with the vendor over the price.
我们花了一个小时和摊主讨价还价。
haggle about sth
about和over可互换,但over更常见。
They were haggling about the terms of the contract.
他们在就合同条款讨价还价。
haggle for sth
强调为了得到某物而讨价还价。
Connections
Collocations
- haggle over the price
- 就价格讨价还价
- We spent an hour haggling over the price of the rug.我们花了一个小时就地毯的价格讨价还价。
- haggle with a seller
- 与卖主讨价还价
- She likes to haggle with sellers at the market.她喜欢在市场与卖主讨价还价。
- haggle for a better deal
- 为了更划算的交易而讨价还价
- He tried to haggle for a better deal on the used bike.他试图就那辆二手自行车讨价还价,争取更划算的交易。
- haggle the price down
- 把价格砍下来
- We managed to haggle the price down by twenty percent.我们设法把价格砍掉了百分之二十。
Synonyms
- bargain
- 讨价还价;议价 · bargain 是最通用、最直接的同义词,可与 haggle 互换,但语气较为中性,不带 haggle 那种反复纠缠、斤斤计较的口吻。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住:hag(老太婆)在集市上为一把菜刀反复砍价,纠缠不休。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:market bargaining、price negotiation、everyday shopping haggle 通常指与卖主讨价还价,多用于日常购物、市场或小型交易场合,语气中性,口语和一般书面语都常见。在正式合同或法律文本中,更常用 negotiate。
Grammar Note
常与介词about/over/for搭配表示讨价还价的对象,与with搭配表示协商对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
haggle 读 /ˈhæɡəl/。真正同韵的词有 gaggle /ˈɡæɡəl/ 和 straggle /ˈstræɡəl/(重读元音都是 /æ/,结尾是 /ɡəl/)。拼写相似但读音不同的词:smuggle /ˈsmʌɡəl/、wriggle /ˈrɪɡəl/、boggle /ˈbɒɡəl/ 虽然都以 -ggle 结尾,但元音分别是 /ʌ/、/ɪ/、/ɒ/,与 /æ/ 不同;angle /ˈæŋɡəl/ 多了一个 /ŋ/ 音,也不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
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