vi.谈判；协商；交涉

vt.谈判达成；成功越过；议价出售

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。

We are happy to negotiate with you in that way. 我们很高兴用这种方式来和贵方协商交易。

Trade union leaders went back to negotiate with the government. 工会领导回去和政府进行交涉。

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。

How did you negotiate the deal on the benefit? 你是怎么谈成那笔有利可图的交易的?

The climber had to negotiate a steep rock face. 那攀登者得攀越一陡峭岩石。

negotiate的基本意思是“谈判”“磋商”,多指在外交、贸易或法律等方面的谈判,是正式用语,在口语或非正式语言中也可表示“通过或越过”。

negotiate既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与介词with连用,表示“与…谈判”,谈判的具体内容常由介词about, for, on, over引出。