negotiate

verb

1. 谈判；磋商；协商
   to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion
   1. The government will not negotiate with terrorists.
      政府不会和恐怖分子谈判。
   2. We have been negotiating for more pay.
      我们一直在为增加工资进行协商。
   3. a strong negotiating position
      强硬的谈判立场
   4. negotiating skills
      谈判技巧
2. 商定；达成（协议）
   to arrange or agree sth by formal discussion
   1. to negotiate a deal/contract/treaty/settlement
      达成交易；确立合同；商定条约内容 / 解决措施
   2. We successfully negotiated the release of the hostages.
      我们成功地达成了释放人质的协议。
3. 通过，越过（险要路段）
   to successfully get over or past a difficult part on a path or route
   1. The climbers had to negotiate a steep rock face.
      攀登者必须攀越陡峭的岩壁。

1. V-RECIP 谈判;协商;洽谈
   If people negotiate with each other or negotiate an agreement, they talk about a problem or a situation such as a business arrangement in order to solve the problem or complete the arrangement.
   1. It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats...
      还不清楚总统是否愿意和民主人士洽谈。
   2. When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory...
      让敌对双方坐下来谈判时，你得保持中立。
   3. The local government and the army negotiated a truce...
      地方政府和部队经过谈判达成休战协定。
   4. Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force...
      西方各国政府本周敦促他进行谈判，避免使用武力。
   5. The South African president has negotiated an end to white-minority rule...
      南非总统已通过谈判达成协议，结束了少数白人的统治。
   6. His publishing house had just begun negotiating for her next books...
      他的出版社刚刚开始就她随后几本书的出版问题进行商谈。
   7. There were reports that three companies were negotiating to market the drug.
      有报道说，有3家公司在洽谈这种药的市场推广。
2. VERB 顺利通过;成功越过
   If you negotiate an area of land, a place, or an obstacle, you successfully travel across it or around it.
   1. Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup...
      弗兰克·马里亚诺驾驶他那辆破烂不堪的皮卡车成功穿越了沙漠地带。
   2. I negotiated the corner on my motorbike and pulled to a stop...
      我骑摩托车顺利通过拐角，然后停了下来。
   3. I negotiated my way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars.
      我驱车驶出机场，汇入车流之中。

1. They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
   他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。
2. He said the president had the full backing of his government to negotiate a deal
   他说政府将全力支持总统通过谈判达成协议。
3. He was, in a sense, given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.
   从某种意义上来说，他已经全权负责建立新南非的协商工作。
4. An enlarged Latin group would be in a stronger position to negotiate en bloc with the United States
   壮大的拉丁国家群体抱团和美国谈判将处于更加强势的位置。
5. Ellis evidently wished to negotiate downwards after Atkinson had set the guidelines.
   埃利斯显然希望在阿特金森制定了指导方针后继续往下协商。
6. Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate.
   反对的声音越来越高，政府只好同意进行谈判。
7. France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.
   法国在为解决争端进行的谈判中一直拒不让步。
8. It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats
   还不清楚总统是否愿意和民主人士洽谈。
9. When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory
   让敌对双方坐下来谈判时，你得保持中立。
10. The local government and the army negotiated a truce
    地方政府和部队经过谈判达成休战协定。
11. Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force
    西方各国政府本周敦促他进行谈判，避免使用武力。
12. The South African president has negotiated an end to white-minority rule
    南非总统已通过谈判达成协议，结束了少数白人的统治。
13. His publishing house had just begun negotiating for her next books
    他的出版社刚刚开始就她随后几本书的出版问题进行商谈。
14. There were reports that three companies were negotiating to market the drug.
    有报道说，有3家公司在洽谈这种药的市场推广。
15. Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup
    弗兰克·马里亚诺驾驶他那辆破烂不堪的皮卡车成功穿越了沙漠地带。
16. I negotiated the corner on my motorbike and pulled to a stop
    我骑摩托车顺利通过拐角，然后停了下来。
17. I negotiated my way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars.
    我驱车驶出机场，汇入车流之中。
18. You can even snatch a few hours off, and perhaps negotiate the occasional night off too
    你甚至可以抽空休息几小时，商量一下的话没准还能偶尔不用上晚班。
19. The President ought to seize this opportunity to make his peace with political parties and negotiate a speedy return to democracy
    总统应该抓住这个机会与各政党握手言好，协商尽快恢复民主。
20. The president also called on nations to redouble their efforts to negotiate an international trade agreement
    总统还呼吁各国就签订国际贸易协定加倍努力进行磋商。
21. The driver failed to negotiate a bend and ran into a tree.
    司机没能顺利拐弯，撞到了树上。
22. We try to negotiate a safe passage for relief convoys which will travel that stretch of road.
    我们试图通过谈判为将要经过那段路的救援车队争取到安全通行权。
23. The President wants to squelch any perception that the meeting is an attempt to negotiate.
    总统想要消除任何视本次会议为谈判尝试的看法。
24. The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement
    持续的战斗会破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力。
25. He has insisted that his organization will not negotiate with the government.
    他坚称他的组织将不会与政府谈判。
26. They refused to negotiate unless three preliminary requirements were met.
    如果三项先决条件得不到满足，他们就拒绝谈判。
27. Our leaders have decided to negotiate with enemy any further.
    我方领导人决定与敌方进行进一步的谈判。
28. We'll leave you to negotiate with them.
    我们委托你去与他们谈判。
29. You have to work out a rough plan before you negotiate the project.
    你得先打好谱儿，再跟人谈项目。
30. I'll need a hand to negotiate these steps.
    我将需要一位有经验的人来成功越过这几步。

  bargain negotiate【导航词义：谈判，协商】

  bargain v. 讨价还价，谈判，商谈条件

〔辨析〕主要用于商贸领域，指买卖双方为了达成协议而在价格等方面进行商谈。

  negotiate v. 谈判，协商

〔辨析〕较正式用词，尤指在商业、政治方面进行谈判或磋商。

verb

1. discuss the terms of an arrangement
   1. They negotiated the sale of the house

   Synonym:    negociatetalk terms

2. succeed in passing through, around, or over
   1. The hiker negociated the high mountain pass

   Synonym:    negociate