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]