negotiate
vi. 商议, 谈判, 交涉 vt. 谈妥, 转让, 处理
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教材释义与例句
谈判，商议；转让；越过
to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
谈判，交涉
His first aim is to get the warring parties back to the negotiating table (= discussing something ).
他的首要目标就是把交战各方拉回到谈判桌上。
释义与例句
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1.
To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
谈判
协商
交涉
不及物1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., to the eight fellow clergymen who opposed the civil rights action, "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Why We Can't Wait "You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue."
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2.
To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
及物We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.
The client and server computers must first negotiate a network protocol to be used.
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3.
To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.
及物We negotiated the mountain track with difficulty.
Although the car was quite rickety, he could negotiate the curves very well.
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To transfer to another person with all the rights of the original holder; to pass, as a bill.
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To transact business; to carry on trade.
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To intrigue; to scheme.
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词汇关系
词源
c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do business, trade”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from negotium (“business”) + -or, from nec (“not”) + otium (“leisure, ease, inactivity”).
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