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单词 parley
释义
parley
noun[C]
old-fashionedorhumorous
uk
/ˈpɑː.li/us
/ˈpɑːr.li/
adiscussionbetween twogroupsofpeople,especiallyone that isintendedto end anargument
（尤指欲结束争论的）和谈，会谈，谈判
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Debate & discussion
  • agent provocateur
  • bargainer
  • bat
  • bat around
  • broker
  • closure
  • cloture
  • consult
  • dialogue
  • discursive
  • polarized
  • polemic
  • polemical
  • post-debate
  • powwow
  • provocateur
  • re-explore
  • sophistry
  • special pleading
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parley
verb[I]
old-fashionedorhumorous
uk
/ˈpɑː.li/us
/ˈpɑːr.li/
tomeetinordertodiscusssomething,especiallyhow to end anargumentor awar:
After someseriousparleying, bothsidesagreedtosettletheirdifferences.
He hasleddisarmamenttalksand parleyed withNATO.
More examples
  • They parleyed inprivateforhourswhileaidesanxiouslywaitedoutsidethedoor.
  • He parleyed with theenemywhentruceswere made.
  • Theclerksparleyed with thecustomerthroughsmallpigeonholesthat could bepromptlyclosed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Debate & discussion
  • agent provocateur
  • bargainer
  • bat
  • bat around
  • broker
  • closure
  • cloture
  • consult
  • dialogue
  • discursive
  • polarized
  • polemic
  • polemical
  • post-debate
  • powwow
  • provocateur
  • re-explore
  • sophistry
  • special pleading
  • talk turkeyidiom
See more results »
(Definition ofparleyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
parley
noun[C]
old-fashionedorhumorous
uk
/ˈpɑː.li/us
/ˈpɑːr.li/
adiscussionbetween twogroupsofpeople,especiallyone that isintendedto end anargument
（尤指欲结束争论的）和谈，会谈，谈判

Examplesofparley

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But the viscount too departed from theparleyin disappointment.
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I hope we shall have a specific assurance that no such parleys will be entertained.
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We are told that we must arm toparleyand must speak from strength.
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There is no theory about it; we have armed, we have parleyed, and we have achieved a result.
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There is no evidence to support that; the evidence is that by arming toparleywe have achieved a result.
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I am happy toparleythe point with him at any stage.
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All parleys having come to an end he will take the matter into his own hands and act freely.
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Indeed, one or two defenders are already appearing on the battlements asking for aparley; we must not grant this.
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For an hour and a quarter, while the crowd grew ever more threatening, he parleyed with them and kept them from advancing.
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I think that we can nowparleywithout risk.
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It is always a good thing for the firing to leave off in a case like this, when you wish to reach aparley.
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The first is that we should fight this war to final victory, without thought of parleys.
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The scuttling and sinking at sight, without search orparley, of merchant ships by submarine agency is a wholly novel and unprecedented departure.
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Listen to noparleyfrom the enemy.
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His influence was known to be remarkable, and at considerable risk to himself he complied with this request and arranged aparleyfor the following day.
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