negotiation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ne·go·ti·a·tion /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən $ -ˌɡoʊ-/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable usually plural, uncountable] BDISCUSSofficial discussions between the representatives of opposing groups who are trying to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics 〔正式的〕谈判，协商〔尤指在商业或政治方面〕negotiation with The negotiations with the company had reached a crucial stage. 和那家公司的谈判到了关键阶段。negotiation between This follows private negotiations between the landowner and the leisure centre. 这依照的是土地拥有人和休闲中心私下达成的协议。negotiation on/over He is trying to involve community leaders in negotiations on reform. 他试图让社区领导一起参与协商改革事宜。 COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + negotiationlong/lengthy 长久的After lengthy negotiations, a compromise was finally reached. 经过长久谈判，终于达成了妥协。prolonged/protracted (=very long) 历时很久的Despite protracted negotiations, the two sides have failed to reach agreement. 虽然进行了长时间谈判，双方还是没有达成协议。difficult 艰难的The agreement is the result of two years of long and difficult negotiations. 这个协议是两年艰难而漫长的谈判的结果。delicate (=in which it would be very easy to upset people and cause the negotiations to fail) 微妙的The company is about to start delicate negotiations with the union about next year's pay agreement. 公司打算就明年的薪酬协定和工会展开微妙的谈判。intense (=done with a lot of effort) 紧张的The agreement came after months of intense negotiations. 经过数月的紧张谈判，终于达成了这个协议。peace/trade etc negotiations 和平/贸易等谈判A new round of global trade negotiations is due to start next week. 新一轮全球贸易谈判将于下周开始。verbsenter into/open negotiations (=start negotiations) 开始谈判They have entered into negotiations to acquire another company. 他们已经开始谈判，准备再收购一家公司。conduct negotiations 进行谈判The country should conduct direct negotiations with its neighbours. 该国应与其邻国直接进行谈判。break off negotiations (=stop them) 中断谈判The two companies have broken off negotiations on the deal. 两家公司已经中断这笔生意的谈判。resume negotiations (=start them again) 重启谈判The pressure is on Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace negotiations. 以色列和巴勒斯坦面临要重启和平会谈的压力。negotiations start 谈判开始Peace negotiations started last week. 和平会谈于上周开始。negotiations stall (=stop making progress) 谈判停滞不前nThe negotiations stalled over the question of arms reductions.negotiations break down (=stop because of disagreement) 谈判破裂nThe negotiations broke down over a dispute about working conditions.phrasesbe under negotiation (=be being discussed) 正在洽谈The contract is currently under negotiation. 合同目前正在洽谈中。be open to negotiation (=be able to be discussed) 可以商量The price is usually open to negotiation. 价格一般都可以商量。be open to negotiation (=be willing to discuss something) 愿意商谈The president signalled that he is open to negotiation on the budget. 总统表示，在预算问题上他愿意商谈。be subject to negotiation (=be something that must be discussed) 必须经过协商The pay is subject to negotiation. 薪酬必须经过协商决定。a round of negotiations (=one part of a series of negotiations) 一轮谈判the next round of negotiations on trade barriers 下一轮关于贸易壁垒的谈判the initial/early/final stages of negotiation 谈判的开始/初期/最后阶段The offer was in the final stages of negotiation. 谈判的开始/初期/最后阶段a breakdown in negotiations (=an occasion when negotiations cannot continue because of a disagreement) 谈判破裂nThere has been a breakdown in negotiations with the union.
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negotiation• Negotiations involving 108 nations have been bogged down over the issue of refugees.• For example, management might suspend all negotiations about pay and conditions until employees agree to work normally during the bargaining.• Any border changes will come about only by negotiation.• All those stipulations are up for negotiation.• Intense negotiation followed, then shortly afterwards legal threats from Harvard, culminating in a bizarre series of scurrilous allegations and counter-allegations.• That may make negotiation of East-West arms limitation agreements much more complicated.• That is abdication, not negotiation.• There followed seven months of negotiation between the bill's supporters and the Administration.• Hitler's assault in the summer of 1940 put paid to the agitation for peace negotiations.• The outcome raised expectations of full-scale negotiations on a new power-sharing constitution.negotiation on/over• There is always considerable negotiation over the provisions governing the conduct of the business between signing and completion.• It committed the forthcoming summit to draw up a mandate for negotiations on short-range nuclear forces.• Amitha: That's because the Union was too traditional and only involved in negotiations over pay and working conditions.• The completion of multilateral negotiations on the abolition of chemical weapons will be pursued.• Multilateral negotiations on regional economic co-operation were held in Paris on Oct. 29-30.• Will she do more to publicise the results of the recent negotiations on that issue?• Little progress was achieved during the UN-sponsored negotiations over the next two years.• I am reminded of the period in the 1980s when I was directly involved in the negotiations on these matters.From Longman Business Dictionarynegotiationne‧go‧ti‧a‧tion /nɪˌgəʊʃiˈeɪʃən-ˌgoʊ-/ noun [countable usually plural, uncountable] official discussions between groups who are trying to reach an agreementThe company entered into negotiations for the purchase of a site just outside the town.The terms of the contract are still open to negotiation (=can be discussed and changed).ne·go·ti·a·tion noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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negotiation
ne‧go‧ti‧a‧tion S3 W2 /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən $ -ˌɡoʊ-/
noun [countable usually plural, uncountable]
official discussions between the representatives of opposing groups who are trying to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
negotiation with
The negotiations with the company had reached a crucial stage.
negotiation between
This follows private negotiations between the landowner and the leisure centre.
negotiation on/over
He is trying to involve community leaders in negotiations on reform.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + negotiation
▪long/lengthy After lengthy negotiations, a compromise was finally reached.
▪prolonged/protracted (=very long) Despite protracted negotiations, the two sides have failed to reach agreement.
▪difficult The agreement is the result of two years of long and difficult negotiations.
▪delicate (=in which it would be very easy to upset people and cause the negotiations to fail) The company is about to start delicate negotiations with the union about next year's pay agreement.
▪intense (=done with a lot of effort) The agreement came after months of intense negotiations.
▪peace/trade etc negotiations A new round of global trade negotiations is due to start next week.
■ verbs
▪enter into/open negotiations (=start negotiations) They have entered into negotiations to acquire another company.
▪conduct negotiations The country should conduct direct negotiations with its neighbours.
▪break off negotiations (=stop them) The two companies have broken off negotiations on the deal.
▪resume negotiations (=start them again) The pressure is on Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace negotiations.
▪negotiations start Peace negotiations started last week.
▪negotiations stall (=stop making progress) The negotiations stalled over the question of arms reductions.
▪negotiations break down (=stop because of disagreement) The negotiations broke down over a dispute about working conditions.
■ phrases
▪be under negotiation (=be being discussed) The contract is currently under negotiation.
▪be open to negotiation (=be able to be discussed) The price is usually open to negotiation.
▪be open to negotiation (=be willing to discuss something) The president signalled that he is open to negotiations on the budget.
▪be subject to negotiation (=be something that must be discussed) The pay is subject to negotiation.
▪a round of negotiations (=one part of a series of negotiations) the next round of negotiations on trade barriers
▪the initial/early/final stages of negotiation The offer was in the final stages of negotiation.
▪a breakdown in negotiations (=an occasion when negotiations cannot continue because of a disagreement) There has been a breakdown in negotiations with the union.
ne‧go‧ti‧a‧tion S3 W2 /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən $ -ˌɡoʊ-/
noun [countable usually plural, uncountable]official discussions between the representatives of opposing groups who are trying to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
negotiation with
negotiation between
negotiation on/over
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Trade 贸易
facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易 form/join a trading bloc建立／加入贸易同盟 live in/compete in a global/the world economy生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争 support/promote free trade支持／促进自由贸易 adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施 erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒 impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth)征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税 have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差 embrace/resist/drive globalization接受／抵制／推进全球化
Politics and law 政治与法律
conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策 pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy执行强硬的外交政策 require/use/conduct diplomacy需要／使用／实施外交手段 establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系 foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation促进地区间合作 facilitate/achieve economic/political integration促进／实现经济／政治一体化 exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权 consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力 hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡 cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 会议与协议
have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会 launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判 send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团 begin/start/continue/resume peace talks开始／继续／重启和平谈判 be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程 negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement达成／取得长期的政治协议 broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty协商／签署和平协议
Conflict 冲突
be/constitute/pose a threat to global security构成对全球安全的一大威胁 compromise/endanger/protect national security损害／危及／保护国家安全 justify/be in favour of/ ( especially
be in favor of/be against military intervention证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预 threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动 impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁 close/protect/secure/patrol the border封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻 lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation领导／参与维和行动
Aid 援助
negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划 send/provide/request/cut off military aid派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助 bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助 deliver/distribute medical supplies/( food parcelsBrE 运送／分发医疗用品／食品包 fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织 reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困