bargaining

noun

1. 讨价还价；商谈；商讨
   discussion of prices, conditions, etc. with the aim of reaching an agreement that is acceptable
   1. After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement.
      经过一番艰难的讨价还价，我们达成了协议。
   2. wage bargaining
      有关工资的谈判
   3. Exporters are in a strong bargaining position at the moment.
      目前出口商在洽谈中处于有利地位。

1. N-COUNT 便宜货；廉价货
   Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
   1. At this price the wine is a bargain...
      这种葡萄酒卖这个价真是很便宜。
   2. Fresh salmon is a bargain at the supermarket this week.
      这周超市的新鲜鲑鱼特价销售。
2. N-COUNT 交易；协议
   A bargain is an agreement, especially a formal business agreement, in which two people or groups agree what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
   1. I'll make a bargain with you. I'll play hostess if you'll include Matthew in your guest-list...
      我们说定了，如果你能把马修也邀请来的话我就做东。
   2. The treaty was based on a bargain between the French and German governments.
      这个条约是以法国和德国政府之间的一个协议为基础的。
3. VERB 商谈；交涉；谈判；讨价还价
   When people bargain with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
   1. They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash...
      在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。
   2. Shop in small local markets and don't be afraid to bargain.
      在当地的小店购物，不要害怕砍价。
4. PHRASE 极力讨价还价；提出苛刻的交易条件
   If people drive a hard bargain, they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves.
   1. ...a law firm with a reputation for driving a hard bargain.
      在讲价方面颇有名气的律师事务所
5. PHRASE 此外；而且；另外
   You use into the bargain when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the bargain in American English.
   1. This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain...
      这种机器既省力，又能保持工作台面的整洁。
   2. She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the bargain.
      她很有钱。现在你又说她还是个美女。
6. PHRASE 履行协议
   If you keep your side of the bargain, you do what you have promised or arranged to do.
   1. Dealing with this dictator wasn't an option. He wouldn't have kept his side of the bargain.
      别跟这个独裁者打交道，他不会信守诺言的。

1. Rubio suggests that oil be used as a bargaining chip in any trade talks.
   鲁比奥建议把石油当作所有贸易谈判的筹码。
2. The information could be used as a bargaining chip to extract some parallel information from Britain
   这个情报可以当作筹码，从英国人那里换取等价的消息。
3. That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining
   那意味着几个月的激烈谈判开始了。
4. Their bargaining position with America was weakened by their foot-dragging over the Gulf
   他们在同美国交涉时的地位因他们在海湾问题上的迟疑不决而降低。
5. The result might inject more sense into future bargaining.
   其结果可能为未来的谈判注入更多的理性。
6. This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country.
   这一集体谈判原则已经成为该国劳动关系的重要基础。
7. We're now in a rather poor bargaining position.
   我们现在所处的谈判地位不太有利。
8. I'm bargaining on your help to drive us to the airport.
   我指望着你帮忙用车把我们送往机场。
9. The women are bargaining with their neighbours.
   女人们在和邻居们讨价还价。
10. The women spend hours in the market, bargaining about the goods.
    女人们在市场上一呆就是几个小时，为买东西讨价还价。
11. They spent much time bargaining.
    他们花费很多时间讨价还价。
12. Bargaining can go on the whole day, or even several days, with the customers coming and going at intervals.
    讨价还价可以进行一整天，甚至进行好几天，买主则时来时往。
13. He's good at bargaining.
    他善于讨价还价。
14. Escalation has conceptual affinities with bargaining theory.
    逐步升级同交易理论在概念上具有相似性。
15. All this takes time and fierce bargaining.
    所有这些都需要时间和激烈的讨价还价。
16. If you [ have] fewer people, your bargaining power goes down.
    人少了，你的谈判筹码就少了。
17. Rationalization and Bargaining& This one can be the trickiest to overcome.
    合理化和讨价还价。这一条是最难克服的。
18. Enterprises may also be reluctant to provide financial information and operational information relating to wage collective bargaining.
    企业也有可能不愿提供有关工资集体协商的财务资讯和运营资讯。
19. I'm considering the possibility of bargaining with our opponent.
    我在考虑和对手谈判的可能性。
20. Negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining.
    带有互让和精明的协议的谈判。
21. In a system of collective bargaining, the workers as a group negotiate with the managers of the company.
    在劳资集体谈判制度下，工人作为一个团体同公司经理进行谈判。
22. The system does not provide a legal base for collective bargaining.
    中国的体制没有为集体议价提供法律基础。
23. Uphold freedom of association and the right of collective bargaining;
    维护结社自由和集体谈判权；
24. Is plea bargaining system practical in china?
    论辩诉交易制度在我国的适用性？
25. They spend two hour bargaining about or over the discount.
    他们花了两个小时对折扣进行讨价还价。
26. This, in turn, has increased the bargaining power of workers across southern China.
    这反过来也增强了华南劳工的谈判力。
27. The price of labor is sometimes determined through collective bargaining between a union and an employer or his representative.
    劳动力的价格有时是通过工会和它的雇主或雇主代表进行集体谈判决定的。
28. Excellent communication skills and bargaining power, excellent internal and external coordination;
    优秀沟通技巧和谈判能力，出色的对内对外协调能力；
29. My Chinese husband is quite good at bargaining; this is part of the shopping in China.
    我的中国丈夫很善于砍价，这是中国购物的一个环节。
30. I think Louis and I have equal bargaining power right now.
    我想现在Louis和我的谈判筹码是等重的。

noun

1. the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement