haggling
haggling — 動詞
1. the act of going back and forth with a seller, trying to settle on a lower price
討價還價
與賣家來回協商以壓低價格
the act of going back and forth with a seller, trying to settle on a lower price or better terms before agreeing to buy
Hugo spent twenty minutes haggling with the rug seller in the Marrakech market.
Hugo 在馬拉喀什市集裡花了二十分鐘和地毯商討價還價。
haggling with + person at a market
Rafael enjoys haggling over the price of used cars before signing any deal.
Rafael 喜歡在簽約前針對中古車的價格討價還價。
haggling over + noun (price / terms)
After hours of haggling, the two farmers finally agreed on a fair price for the tractor.
經過好幾個小時的討價還價，兩位農夫終於就那台曳引機談妥了一個公道的價錢。
Tourists in Bangkok often try haggling, but locals usually know the real value of each item.
到曼谷的觀光客常會試著討價還價，但當地人通常很清楚每樣東西的真正價值。
Yael walked away from the antique shop because she disliked haggling with strangers.
Yael 因為不喜歡跟陌生人討價還價，便離開了那家古董店。
- bargaining
very close synonym; bargaining is slightly more neutral and used in formal settings (collective bargaining) as well as markets
- dickering
informal, mostly American; suggests petty back-and-forth over small sums
- negotiating
broader and more formal; covers contracts and treaties, not just street prices
- accepting the asking price
paying what the seller first quotes without trying to lower it
文法句型
haggle over + noun
haggle with + person
用法筆記
Subject is usually the buyer; the negotiated thing follows 'over' (price, terms, deal). Distinguish from sense noun/1: the verb-form 'haggling' as -ing describes the ongoing back-and-forth itself, while the noun form names a single occurrence of that activity.
常見錯誤
haggling — 名詞
1. an extended round of arguing or negotiating over the conditions of a sale, deal,
爭執協商
就交易條件反覆爭論的過程
an extended round of arguing or negotiating over the conditions of a sale, deal, or contract before everyone settles on what is acceptable
The contract was signed only after weeks of haggling between the lawyers and the union.
那份合約是在律師和工會經過好幾週的爭執協商之後才簽下的。
after + period + of haggling between + parties
Folake refused to join the family haggling over how to divide her grandmother's jewelry.
Folake 拒絕加入家人之間對於如何分配祖母珠寶的爭執協商。
haggling over + how-clause
There was a lot of haggling at the meeting before the two companies agreed on a delivery date.
會議上經過一番爭執協商，兩家公司才談妥交貨日期。
The peace talks collapsed after months of haggling over a single border village.
和平談判在雙方為了一個邊境村莊爭執協商了好幾個月之後宣告破局。
Christopher grew tired of the constant haggling between the two business partners.
Christopher 對兩位事業夥伴之間不斷的爭執協商感到厭煩。
- bargaining
very close synonym; slightly more neutral, used for formal contexts like wage bargaining
- wrangling
stronger; implies more heated or angry argument, often political or legal
- horse-trading
informal; suggests political or strategic deals with mutual concessions, not just price
文法句型
haggling over + noun
after much haggling
用法筆記
Uncountable; usually appears with quantifiers like 'a lot of', 'months of', 'constant'. Distinct from verb/1 in that this names the activity as a thing (often a tedious or drawn-out one), while the verb form describes someone actively doing it.