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
社交场合的轻松非正式谈话；冗长的谈话；长时间的会议
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。
用法提示：gabfest 是名词，指轻松随意的长时间闲聊。
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。
用法提示：gabfest 是名词，指一段随意的闲谈。
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。
用法提示：gabfest 是名词，表示朋友间的长谈。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子We gabfest for hours yesterday.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a lot of gabfest at the party.
正确表达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。
gabfest指非正式、冗长的闲聊；conference指正式、有目的的会议。
gabfest强调长时间、可能冗长的谈话；chat通常指简短、轻松的交谈。
gabfest是非结构化的社交谈话；discussion是有主题、有结构的讨论。
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