/nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt ||; nɪˈgoʃɪˌet/verb1 [I] negotiate (with sb) (for/about sth) to talk to sb in order to decide or agree about sth 谈判；协商；商议: The unions are still negotiating with management about this year's pay claim. 工会仍在就今年加薪的要求与资方谈判。
2 [T] to decide or agree sth by talking about it 通过谈判处理或达成（某事）；商订；洽谈: to negotiate an agreement/a deal/a settlement 通过谈判达成协议╱作成交易╱达成和解
3 [T] to get over, past or through sth difficult 超越，越过（障碍）:
To escape, prisoners would have to negotiate a five-metre wall. 犯人若要逃跑，必须越过一道五米高的围墙。 ➔negotiator noun [C]