单词 | negotiate |
释义 | negotiate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Businessnegotiatene‧go‧ti‧ate /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt $ -ˈɡoʊ-/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb1 [intransitive, transitive]BDISCUSS to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politicsnegotiate with The government refuses to negotiate with terrorists.negotiate an agreement/contract etc Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week.the negotiating table (=discussing something). His first aim is to get the warring parties back to GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsNegotiate is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them: The two sides have to negotiate. You can also say: The two sides have to negotiate with each other.One side has to negotiate with the other. 2 [transitive]TTR to succeed in getting past or over a difficult place on a path, road etc Guido swung the steering-wheel round to negotiate a corner.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnegotiate• If we corner him, he won't negotiate.• UN representatives are trying to negotiate a ceasefire.• Teachers are under pressure to give up benefits negotiated by unions.• It would be possible to negotiate deals to work for a dozen companies' all in one day!• The pact, which was negotiated during the Bush presidency, has been stalled since 1993.• Meanwhile, despite the presence of Alan, Rich Brooks is still trying to negotiate privately with Jody.• Elderly people were carefully negotiating the hotel steps.• After entering the basin she had to negotiate the lock, a narrow channel which connected the basin to the dock proper.• He also told them about the new incentive plan that he had negotiated with Alpha for achieving the current plan.• Your estate agent will negotiate with potential buyers, keeping you informed of offers and how the sale is progressing.• But Fahs now is negotiating with UConn to pay licensing rights to the technology Chen developed. negotiate with• Skinner negotiated with several firms for the best offer.From Longman Business Dictionarynegotiatene‧go‧ti‧ate /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt-ˈgoʊ-/ verb1[intransitive, transitive] to discuss something in order to reach an agreementUnion leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week.They negotiated a new contract with the sellers.negotiate withThe firm is negotiating with its creditors to restructure its debt. —negotiator noun [countable]a former U.S. trade negotiator2negotiate a loan to discuss with a bank or other organization that lends money the amount they will lend you, the rate of interest they will charge etc3[transitive]BANKING to exchange money or goods by using a document such as BILL OF EXCHANGE that allows you to do this→ See Verb tableOrigin negotiate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of negotiari “to do business”, from negotium “business”, from neg- “not” + otium “time for relaxing” |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。