negotiate

1. V-RECIP If people negotiate with each other or negotiate an agreement, they talk about a problem or a situation such as a business arrangement in order to solve the problem or complete the arrangement. 談判

It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the Democrats. 尚不清楚縂統是否願意與民主黨人進行談判。

When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory. 在你讓敵對雙方談判時，你應該採取中間立場。

The local government and the army negotiated a truce. 該地方政府和軍方談判達成了休戰協定。

Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force. 西方國家政府本周已敦促他進行談判竝且避免使用武力。

2. V-T If you negotiate an area of land, a place, or an obstacle, you successfully travel across it or around it. 成功越過

Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup. 弗蘭尅·馬裡亞諾駕駛他那輛破舊的敞篷小貨車成功地穿越了沙漠地區。

I negotiated the corner on my motorcycle and pulled to a stop. 我騎著摩托車順利地繞過彎道，停了下來。