parley

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

Translation

n. 談判;會談
vt. 談判;會談
Word Forms
過去分詞parleyed
複數parleys
第三人稱單數parleys
過去式parleyed
現在分詞parleying

Phrases & Collocations

hold a parley

舉行會談

peaceful parley

和平會談

Example Sentences

parley with one's enemies

與敵人談判

The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.

州長被迫與反叛者談判。

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

政府準備隨時談判。

they disagreed over whether to parley with the enemy.

他們在是否與敵人談判的問題上意見不同。

hold a parley with(the enemy)

和(敵方)談判, 商議

parleyed with enemy representatives during the cease-fire;

停火期間與敵方代表談判;

Real-world Examples

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

" 龐洛斯,你該慶幸這是和平談判,否則你這麼口出狂言,我割了你舌頭!"

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?

難道就沒有一點縫隙可以讓我們進行談判嗎?

Source: Haida Gaobule

" Enough of this parley, " said the sergeant.

" 中士說: 夠了。

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

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

如果俘虜要求帕雷的話,我們不能傷害她直至儀式結束。

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.

他們輕快地交談了一會兒——然後巴爾班點點頭, 冷冷地向他已故的對手鞠躬。

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

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

砸碎窗戶的人不會留下來與法律的爪牙談判。

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

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

那時,大臣正在國會的接待室裏與敵方會談。

Source: Pan Pan

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

我們永遠不會談判, 我們永遠不會與希特勒或他的任何幫派談判。

Source: Advanced English 1 Third Edition

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

她要求行使帕雷的權利,所以我們帶她來見巴伯薩船長。

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.

然後會進行談判, 之後他和 Korak 將被社區接納爲成員。

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

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