chaffer

n. 讲价 v. 讲价, 讨价还价

发音

UK /ˈtʃæfə/
其它
US /ˈt͡ʃæfɚ/

词形变化

chaffers 复数 chaffered chaffering chaffers 三单 chaffers chaffering 现在分词 chaffered 过去式 chaffered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Bargaining; merchandise.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A person's mouth.

    可数 废旧 俚语 不可数

    Moisten [or] damp your chaffer: take something to drink.

  3. 1.

    The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed.

    植物学 商务
  4. 2.

    A person who or thing that chaffs.

v.
  1. 1.

    To haggle or barter.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To buy.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To talk much and idly; to chatter.

    非正式 不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

visit chatter chat gossip jaw chitchat haggle shoot the breeze confabulate chew the fat

上位词 4

bargain converse discourse dicker

下位词 6

jawbone schmooze beat down schmoose shmoose shmooze

词源

From Middle English chaffare (“a bargain, a trade”, noun), equivalent to cheap + fare.

来源：wiktionary