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parley

/pahr-lee/US // ˈpɑr li //UK // (ˈpɑːlɪ) //

隘口,隘路,隘谷,隘口的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural par·leys.

    • : a discussion or conference.
    • : an informal conference between enemies under a truce, especially to discuss terms, conditions of surrender, etc.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    par·leyed, par·ley·ing.

    • : to hold an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities.
    • : to speak, talk, or confer.

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Examples

  • I’m a tried-and-true Chaco advocate, but on this trip I liked the Parley, because it added a layer of protection from the sun for my feet.

  • Not that the Colombian parley was ever going to be easy diplomacy.

  • Before he could shut the door, however, the doctor had passed into the parlour, without a word of parley.

  • Essex consenting to a parley, Tirlogh supposed that he had gained his point, and insisted on Sorley being a party.

  • After some parley Essex handed him a protection under the Great Seal for himself and all his followers for twenty days.

  • In the time-eaten wall Clara had found a fissure through which she could watch the parley between Thurstane and the Apaches.

  • After some parley these were accepted, but under the circumstances the Emperor felt that mildness must be seasoned by menace.