英语专四常见词辨析一百九十三

consult, negotiate, confer

这些动词均含“协商、商量”之意。

consult : 多指向权威或有识之士请教或咨询。

They consulted long, but could not decide.（他们磋商了很久, 但是不能做出决定。）

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。

We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.（我们决定和他们商定贷款之事。）

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。）

confer : 正式用词，强调对观点或意见的交换。

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。）