negotiation

【1】谈判，商议

①在in negotiation with、under negotiation等短语中，用作不可数名词。

【例】The agency problem is still under negotiation.

代理问题仍在商议之中。

②一般常用复数表示单数的意义。

【例】The agency agreement was the result of long negotiation [a long negotiation, long negotiations].

代理协议是长期谈判的结果。

【2】议付

【例】We surrendered a clean on board bill of lading for the negotiation of payment.

议付时我们呈递了清洁装运提单。

neighbour, AmE neighbor

邻居，邻人

外贸中可转指“竞争对手”，相当于competitor或rival。

【例】We prefer to continue buying from your house, but you must help us to do so by bringing your prices down to the same level as those of your neighbours.

我们愿意继续从你公司进货，不过你公司必须协助将价格降低到你们竞争对手的价格水平。

neighbourhood, AmE neighborhood

in the neighbourhood of大约

【例】The unit price would be (somewhere) in the neighbourhood of US $50.

单价大约是50美元。