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have a gabfest
We had a gabfest until midnight.
我们一直闲聊到半夜。
轻松的闲聊；闲谈
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轻松的闲聊；闲谈
light informal conversation for social occasions
We had a gabfest until midnight.
我们一直闲聊到半夜。
指非正式的随意交谈，不用于正式会议。
社交场合的轻松非正式谈话
light informal conversation for social occasions
After dinner, the old friends had a long gabfest on the porch.
晚餐后，老朋友们在门廊上闲聊了很久。
The office turned into a gabfest when the manager left for lunch.
经理出去吃午饭时，办公室变成了闲聊的场所。
We stayed up late for a gabfest about our favorite movies.
我们熬夜聊了很久，聊我们最喜欢的电影。
We had a gabfest until midnight.
我们一直闲聊到半夜。
常用于非正式场合，指长时间的讨论。
They had a gabfest about the new policy.
他们就新政策进行了一次冗长的讨论。
She enjoyed a gabfest with old friends.
她与老朋友们享受了一番长谈。
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We gabfest for hours yesterday.
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We had a gabfest for hours yesterday.
Gabfest 是名词，不是动词。汉语中“闲聊”可作动词，但英语中 gabfest 只能用作名词，需搭配 have a gabfest。
Not this
There was a lot of gabfest at the party.
Use this
There was a long gabfest at the party.
Gabfest 是可数名词，通常与不定冠词连用，表示一次长时间的谈话。汉语中“大量闲聊”的表达不能直接迁移为 a lot of gabfest，应使用 a long gabfest 或类似的限定结构。
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通常用于非正式场合，指长时间的闲聊或会议
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