闲聊；闲谈
confabbing — present participle of confab
商议；会谈；社交闲谈,不深入交流；开会讨论某事；会谈
社交闲谈,不深入交流
talk socially without exchanging too much information
开会讨论某事
have a conference in order to talk something over
一般现在时
They confab every week.
他们每周会谈。
一般过去时
We confabbed yesterday.
我们昨天进行了会谈。
现在进行时
He is confabbing with colleagues.
他正在与同事会谈。
He often confabs with his colleagues during lunch break.
他经常在午休时间和同事闲聊。
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.
我们就新项目会谈了几个小时。
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.
他们正在会议室里会谈。
用法提示：动词现在分词形式，表示正在进行的会谈。
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