1 [I] negotiate (with sb) (for/about sth) to talk to sb in order to decide or agree about sth 谈判;协商;商议:
The unions are still negotiating with management about this year's pay claim.工会仍在就今年加薪的要求与资方谈判。
2 [T] to decide or agree sth by talking about it 通过谈判处理或达成(某事);商订;洽谈:
to negotiate an agreement/a deal/a settlement通过谈判达成协议╱作成交易╱达成和解
3 [T] to get over, past or through sth difficult 超越,越过(障碍):
To escape, prisoners would have to negotiate a five-metre wall.犯人若要逃跑,必须越过一道五米高的围墙。 ➔negotiatornoun [C]
negotiate/nIˋgoʃI͵et; nIˈɡəʊʃieIt/v 1 [I,T] to discuss something in order to make an agreement, especially in business or politics 谈判﹐协商〔尤在商业或政治方面〕: +with The government refuses to negotiate with terrorists. 政府拒绝和恐怖分子谈判。UN representatives are trying to negotiate a ceasefire. 联合国的代表正在谈判谋求停火。2 [T] to succeed in going past or over a difficult place on a road, path etc 顺利通过[越过]〔不好走的路段等〕: She slowed down to negotiate the corner. 她放慢速度通过了拐角。 —negotiator n [C]
negotiatenegotiatenegotiatesnegotiatednegotiating (negotiates, negotiating, negotiated) verbto reach an agreement by talking with other people: We have negotiated a deal.The unions were negotiating with the management over pay.