parley

[US]/ˈpɑːli/
[UK]/ˈpɑːrli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 谈判;会谈
vt. 谈判;会谈
Word Forms
过去分词parleyed
复数parleys
第三人称单数parleys
过去式parleyed
现在分词parleying

Phrases & Collocations

hold a parley

举行会谈

peaceful parley

和平会谈

Example Sentences

parley with one's enemies

与敌人谈判

The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.

州长被迫与反叛者谈判。

The government is ready to hold a parley at any moment.

政府准备随时谈判。

they disagreed over whether to parley with the enemy.

他们在是否与敌人谈判的问题上意见不同。

hold a parley with(the enemy)

和(敌方)谈判, 商议

parleyed with enemy representatives during the cease-fire;

停火期间与敌方代表谈判;

Real-world Examples

Morrigen bristled. " Be glad this is a parley, Penrose, or I would have your tongue for those words" .

" 庞洛斯,你该庆幸这是和平谈判,否则你这么口出狂言,我割了你舌头!"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

And is there no sort of little chink that we could hold a parley through?

难道就没有一点缝隙可以让我们进行谈判吗?

Source: Haida Gaobule

" Enough of this parley, " said the sergeant.

" 中士说: 够了。

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

If an adversary demands parley, you can do them no harm until the parley is complete.

如果俘虏要求帕雷的话,我们不能伤害她直至仪式结束。

Source: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

They parleyed briskly for a moment--then Barban nodded and bowed coldly to his late antagonist.

他们轻快地交谈了一会儿——然后巴尔班点点头, 冷冷地向他已故的对手鞠躬。

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

Men who smash windows do not remain to parley with the law's minions.

砸碎窗户的人不会留下来与法律的爪牙谈判。

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

At that time, the Minister was parleying with the enemy in the parlor of Parliament.

那时,大臣正在国会的接待室里与敌方会谈。

Source: Pan Pan

We will never parley, we will never negotiate with Hitler or any of his gang.

我们永远不会谈判, 我们永远不会与希特勒或他的任何帮派谈判。

Source: Advanced English 1 Third Edition

She's invoked the right of parley with Captain Barbossa.

她要求行使帕雷的权利,所以我们带她来见巴伯萨船长。

Source: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Then would come a parley, after which he and Korak would be accepted into membership by the community.

然后会进行谈判, 之后他和 Korak 将被社区接纳为成员。

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

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