negotiating table

英 [nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbl]

美 [nɪˈɡoʊʃieɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbl]

n.  谈判桌(指正式的谈判会议)

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牛津词典

noun

• 谈判桌（指正式的谈判会议）
  a formal discussion to try and reach an agreement
  1. We want to get all the parties back to the negotiating table.
     我们想把有关各方拉回到谈判桌上来。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 谈判桌
  If you say that people are atthe negotiating table, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement.
  1. 'We want to settle all matters at the negotiating table,' he said...
     他说：“我们想在谈判桌上解决所有问题。”
  2. The decision to return to the negotiating table marks an early victory for trade unions.
     回到谈判桌旁的决定标志着工会的初步胜利。

双语例句

• 'We want to settle all matters at the negotiating table,' he said
  他说：“我们想在谈判桌上解决所有问题。”
• Hopes that tensions might be eased through a diplomatic compromise were boosted yesterday when the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China said they would go back to the negotiating table with Iran to discuss its nuclear programme.
  周三，紧张局势有望通过外交妥协得到缓解的愿望有所增强，美国、英国、法国、德国、俄罗斯和中国表示，将与伊朗回到谈判桌上来，讨论伊朗核计划。
• At least its management has been brought to the negotiating table.
  现在至少其管理水平已被摆上了谈判桌。
• The Russians and the Americans have come to the negotiating table.
  俄国人和美国人已经来到谈判桌前。
• That step could force Congress to the negotiating table and produce a large, balanced deficit-reduction programme that would boost confidence, the stock market and private investment.
  这一举措可能会迫使国会坐到谈判桌，并制定一项温和的大规模减赤计划，这将提振信心、股市和私人投资。
• Israeli spokesman Mark Regev says the only place to address such disagreements is at the negotiating table.
  以色列发言人雷格夫说，能够处理这类分歧的唯一地点就是谈判桌。
• Since then, SAG has been angling to beat its sister performers'union to the negotiating table.
  从那时开始，SAG就已经在谈判桌上用一些手段打败它的姐妹集团。
• Have you given any thought to coming back to the negotiating table?
  你还有没有打算回到谈判桌前去？
• Some only responded to very large gifts, he said, recalling one case when he discreetly pushed a car key to the other side of the negotiating table.
  他说，一些人只对非常贵重的礼品感兴趣。他回忆道，有一次，他曾小心翼翼地将一把汽车钥匙推到谈判桌的另一边。
• And Iran is no closer to coming to the negotiating table.
  而伊朗并没有更接近回到谈判桌前。