consult, negotiate, confer
2 t- Z( `4 }& y% E8 |+ X 这些动词均含“协商、商量”之意。. _8 `. `* o% D) T: J7 M. |( f
consult : 多指向权威或有识之士请教或咨询。
" A) ^/ j( K; o6 M8 S$ l They consulted long, but could not decide.(他们磋商了很久, 但是不能做出决定。)# L# E5 f7 v& p* U3 E2 Q
negotiate : 正式用词,指双方通过争论或讨论最后达成协议等;也指通过商议从而解决问题。* A) p# h4 _- k
We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.(我们决定和他们商定贷款之事。)
# d ^" {+ a) `3 b* V2 Q& F9 H( F, ~ The government negotiated with the opposition party over the new law.(政府就新法与反对党进行了协商。)
+ I1 q, A' y/ Z; } confer : 正式用词,强调对观点或意见的交换。
y% u; ~3 C" {- L She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision.(她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。) |