Word
confab
/ˈkɔnfæb/
verb
闲聊；闲谈
核心释义
talk socially without exchanging too much information
- 1.
社交闲谈,不深入交流
talk socially without exchanging too much information
- 2.
开会讨论某事
have a conference in order to talk something over
商议；会谈；社交闲谈,不深入交流；开会讨论某事；会谈
用法In use
He often confabs with his colleagues during lunch break.
用法提示：动词一般现在时第三人称单数，表示非正式交谈。
We confabbed for hours about the new project.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示正式或非正式的讨论。
They are confabbing in the conference room.
用法提示：动词现在分词形式，表示正在进行的会谈。
Verb forms
base confab · third person confabs · -ing confabbing · past confabbed · past participle confabbed
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- confabs
- third person singular
- confabbed
- past, past participle
- confabbing
- present participle
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
不及物动词，常与介词 with 连用表示‘与…交谈’
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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