A conference, esp. one with an enemy. 谈判(尤指与敌人谈判)。 hold a parley with 与...谈判。 sound a parley 吹号向敌人表示愿意谈判。 To hold a conference, esp. with an enemy with a view to peace. 会议(尤指与敌人媾和)((with))。 The governor was forced to parley with the rebels. 州长被迫与叛徒举行商谈。 Parley 不应该和 parlay 混淆。 Parley 指会议或讨论，尤其是和敌人或反对者的谈判、商议： The opposing generals held a parley to work out truce terms. 敌对的将领们举行谈判拟定停战条款。 Parlay 指将原本及赌赢的财物，再另作一次的下注，或试图扩展其财力或事业： He parlayed the 3rd and 4th races, 他连本带利赌第三及第四回比赛。 The young man parlayed his hamburger stand into a nationwide chain of restaurants. 这位年轻人将他的汉堡摊扩展为全国性连锁餐厅。 |