今日の単語 Haggle

Haggle

1. まずは例文から意味を予想してみましょう。

I am bad at haggling but I am very jealous of people who get great deals. (from the Irish Times)

What impact does the Brexit trade agreement have on Agriculture? During the talks, much of the media coverage focused on the haggle over access to fishing quotas. In practice, this has been resolved without much gain for British fleets and effectively kicking the cod down the road for five and a half years when annual negotiations will take place. (from the Poultry Site)

2. 英英辞典の説明を見てみましょう

to attempt to decide on a price or conditions that are acceptable to the person selling the goods and the person buying them, usually by arguing

to bargain in a petty, quibbling and often contentious manner

to wrangle, dispute, or cavil

to mangle in cutting

3. 英和辞典の説明を見てみましょう

値切る、値下げの交渉をする

論争する

ぶった切る

4．類義語を見てみましょう

bargain, barter, dicker, quibble, squabble, wrangle, argue, cavil, etc.

5. 最後に例文をもう少し見ておきましょう

Porcelain Bowl Bought at Yard Sale for $35 Could Sell at Auction for $500,000　The blue-and-white vessel is a rare Ming dynasty dish dated to the early 15th century　The head of Sotheby’s Chinese art department, tells CNN that the unnamed owner “didn’t haggle over the $35 asking price.” (from Smartnews)

Many thinks weed is already legal in NJ, but cops still make arrests as Murphy, lawmakers haggle over bills. (from nj.com)

今日の単語は

haggle

でした

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