negotiate
verb
uk/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/us/nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/negotiateverb(DISCUSS)
C1[IorT]
to haveformaldiscussionswith someone inordertoreachanagreementwith them:
(就…)谈判,(就…)磋商Thegovernmenthasrefusedto negotiatewiththestrikers.政府拒绝与罢工者谈判。
I'm negotiatingfora newcontract.我正在为签订一份新合同进行协商。
I'vemanagedto negotiate(= get bydiscussion)a fivepercentpayincreasewithmyboss.通过与老板协商,我的薪水将提高5%。
- Despite thedeepantipathiesbetween them, the twosideshavemanagedto negotiate anagreement.
- The government'sofficiallinehas always been torefuseto negotiate withterrorists.
- Thepolicenegotiated with thegunmanthrough anintermediary.
- We need someone who ispractisedat negotiatingbusinessdeals.
- Hespentagesnegotiating for apayincrease, only toresignfrom hisjobsoonafter he'dreceivedit.
Debate & discussion
- agent provocateur
- bargainer
- bat
- bat around
- broker
- closure
- cloture
- consult
- dialogue
- discursive
- parley
- polarized
- polemic
- polemical
- post-debate
- powwow
- provocateur
- re-explore
- sophistry
- talk turkeyidiom
negotiateverb(MANAGE TO DO)
[T]
tomanagetotravelalong adifficultroute:
设法穿过,越过(难走的路段)The only way to negotiate themuddyhillsideis onfoot.越过那条泥泞的山坡只能靠步行。
[T]
todealwith somethingdifficult:
解决(难题)The company's had sometrickyproblemsto negotiate initsfirstyearinbusiness.公司运营的头一年有些棘手的问题要解决。
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- bump
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- shuttle
- swan
- taken
- tootle
- tour
- visa
- well travelled
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Dealing with things or people
negotiateverb(EXCHANGE)
[T]finance & economicsspecialized
to get or give anamountofmoneyinexchangefor afinancialdocumentof the samevalue
议付,洽兑Negotiating prices
- bargainer
- bargaining power
- barter
- beat
- beat down
- bid
- cap
- dicker
- drive
- drive a hard bargainidiom
- gazump
- gazunder
- haggle
- negotiable
- non-market
- non-negotiable
- outbargain
- predatory pricing
- quotation
- quote