0 to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them -- （就…）谈判，（就…）磋商
The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers. 政府拒绝与罢工者谈判。
I'm negotiating for a new contract. 我正在为签订一份新合同进行协商。
I've managed to negotiate (= get by discussion) a five percent pay increase with my boss. 通过与老板协商，我的薪水将提高5%。
1 to manage to travel along a difficult route -- 设法穿过，越过（难走的路段）
2 to get or give an amount of money in exchange for a financial document of the same value -- 议付，洽兑
Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.
The government's official line has always been to refuse to negotiate with terrorists.
The police negotiated with the gunman through an intermediary.
We need someone who is practised at negotiating business deals.
He spent ages negotiating for a pay increase, only to resign from his job soon after he'd received it.
Furthermore, the result can be based on negotiating skills.
The prospect of allowing contract prices in a government postal service, based on judgment and negotiating skills, raises another question.
Any reading will thus "miss" (it will not mean the same as might have been expected), and so the language must be negotiated.
