negotiate

consult, negotiate, confer

动词 negotiate:

1. discuss the terms of an arrangement
   同义词：negociate, talk terms
2. succeed in passing through, around, or over

1. Since our contract is near its term we must negotiate a new one.
   由于我们的合同快到期了，我们必须谈判新的合约。
2. In a system of collective bargaining, the workers as a group negotiate with the managers of the company.
   在劳资集体谈判制度下，工人作为一个团体同公司经理进行谈判。
3. Today's newspapers made a savage attack on the unions for their refusal to negotiate.
   今天的报纸就工会拒绝谈判一事对工会进行了猛烈的抨击。
4. We've decided to negotiate with the employers about our wage claim.
   我们决定就工资问题与雇主谈判。
5. The company has negotiated a new contract with its staff.
   公司已经和全体员工商定了一项新合同。

ne.go.ti.ate

v.（动词）
ne.go.ti.at.ed,ne.go.ti.at.ing,ne.go.ti.ates
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement:
磋商，商议：为达成协议跟另一个人或其他人协商：
例句：
.It is difficult to negotiate where neither will trust.(Samuel Johnson)
.双方彼此不信任便很难进行协商.(塞缪尔·约翰逊)

v.tr.（及物动词）
To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement:
协商：通过讨论且双方同意做出安排或解决问题：
例句：
negotiate a contract.
协商合同

To transfer title to or ownership of (a promissory note, for example) to another party by delivery or by delivery and endorsement in return for value received.
让渡：为取得价值，通过交货或交货并担保把权力或所有权（比如一张期票）转交给另一方
To sell or discount (assets or securities, for example).
折价出售：出售或折价（比如，财产或证券）

To succeed in going over or coping with:
成功地应付：成功地经过或善于对付：
例句：
negotiate a sharp curve.
转过一个大急转弯

To succeed in accomplishing or managing:
成功地完成：成功地完成或管理：
例句：
negotiate a difficult musical passage.
完成一段艰困的乐章

来源：
Latin negôti3ro negôti3t- [to transact business]
拉丁语 negôti3ro negôti3t- [处理事务]
from negôtium [business]
源自 negôtium [事务]
neg- [not] * see ne
neg- [不是的] *参见 ne
ôtium [leisure]
ôtium [空闲]

【引伸】
nego.tia.tor
n.（名词）
nego.tiato.ry