parley
n.
1. trumpet call to announce an embassy from one sideto the other,or to request a conference宣布特使到来或要求会谈的号声。
△1H.IV.4.3.29 s.d.:“The trumpet sounds a parley.”喇叭吹谈判信号。
△H.V.3.2. 152(136) s.d :“A parley sounded.”谈判号响。
2. conference for discussion ofterms,negotiations 谈 判。
△2H.IV.4.1.159 (157):“Well,by my will we shall ad-mit no parley.” 好了，按我的意思，我们不要谈判。
△1H.VI.5.3.128 (129): “And,madam,atyour father's castle walls /We'll crave a parley,to confer with him.”小姐，我们要在你父亲的城堡墙外要求一次会谈，与他商量。
△3H.VI.2.2110:“Break off the parley，”中断谈判吧。
summon a parley
summon a parley: sound a trumpet to request negoti-ations吹号要求谈判。
△1H.VI.3.3. 35: “Summon aparley,we will talk with him.”吹起谈判的号角，我们要跟他会谈。
3. signal for a meeting or talk 邀请会见或谈话的信号
△Oth.2.3.22: “What an eye she has! Methinks it sounds a parley to provocation.”看她那双眼睛！ 我觉得她的眼睛总在发出挑逗的信号。
4. conference,meeting会议，集会。
△ Mac.2.3.88(81): “What’s the business,/ That such a hideous trumpet calls to parley / The sleepers of the house?”究竟有什么事，要吹起这样可怕的号角，把全屋子睡着的人都唤醒、集合到这里来呀？
5. talk,speech谈话，语言。
△1H.IV. 3.1.202 (200):“but for shame,/ In such a parley (i.e.by weeping)should I answer thee.”要不是因为怕羞，我也要用同样的语言来回答你。
parley
vi.
1. confer with a view to come to an understanding会谈。
△2H.VI.4.4. 11: “And I myself,/ Rather thanbloody war shall cut them short,/ Will parley withJack Cade their general.”我不想看到血腥的战争把他们杀死，宁愿亲自去跟他们的主将杰克·凯德会谈。
parley unto: enter into negotiations with与…进行谈判。
△2H.VI. 4. 7. 82(77):“This tongue hath parleyedunto foreign kings /For your behoof —”我这条舌头曾经为了你们的利益而与外国的君主们进行谈判——
2. confer,talk会谈，谈话。
△L.L.L. 5.2.122:“Theirpurpose is to parley,to court,and dance，”他们的目的是谈话、求爱和跳舞。
parley[ˈpɑ:li]
v.& n.会谈，谈判