outbargain
verb [ T ] (also out-bargain) uk/ˌaʊtˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ us/ˌaʊtˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/
赢得谈判;谈判胜出
to get an advantage over someone when agreeing a bargain (= an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else)
The President returned from the summit meeting claiming that he had successfully outbargained the other attendees.
Despite a reputation as a tough negotiator, she realised that she had been outbargained in this case. 尽管她以强硬的谈判者而著称,但她意识到自己在这件事情上落了下风。
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- It's often a good tactic to let the other person think that you have been outbargained when you have actually achieved what you wanted to.
- If you try to outbargain me, you're going to lose!
- He believed in his ability to out-bargain customers.