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词汇 dickering
释义 dickering
present participle ofdicker
dicker
verb[ I ]
USuk /ˈdɪk.ər/ us /ˈdɪk.ɚ/
to argue with someone, especially about the price of goods: (尤指就商品的价格)进行争论,讨价还价
She dickered with the driver over the fare.她就车费问题与司机讨价还价。
Synonyms
bargain
haggle
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Negotiating prices
bargainer
bargaining power
barter
beat
beat down
bid
cap
dicker
drive a hard bargainidiom
gazump
gazunder
haggler
make a deal
non-market
non-negotiable
outbargain
quotation
quote
settle
unnegotiable

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Arguing & disagreeing

Examples of dickering


dickering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


There was constant dickering over accounts.
People who are really interested in progressive thought cannot afford the energy—or even the frivolity—to spend their time "dickering"with things which need not be"dickered" with.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I found a tendency to stress things which have a certain amount of popularity, such as woodwork and little dickerings in motors.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
No doubt there will be dickering backwards and forwards.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is not a question of dickering.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Dickering refers to the same process, albeit with a slight negative (petty) connotation.
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Wikipedia

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