Word · Frequency #35925
palaver
冗长的会议;辩论;讨论
A long meeting or debate with much talk; a discussion.
- 1.
A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
充满交谈的会议;辩论;讨论会。
- 2.
flattery intended to persuade
用来劝说的奉承
- 3.
Talk intended to deceive.
意在欺骗的言辞。
- 4.
loud and confused and empty talk
喧闹而空洞的谈话
花言巧语;哄骗的言语;空谈;废话;嘈杂的空话;充满交谈的会议;辩论;讨论会。;用来劝说的奉承;意在欺骗的言辞。
In use
The salesman's palaver was so transparent that no one believed him.
Stop this palaver and get to the point.
I'm tired of all the palaver about the new policy; it's just a lot of hot air.
palaver about sth
用于指冗长无意义的讨论。
There was a lot of palaver about the new policy.
关于新政策有很多废话。
palaver with sb
表示通过奉承或交涉达到目的。
He used palaver with the officials to get what he wanted.
他通过奉承官员得到了他想要的。
be all palaver
强调完全是空话。
His promises were all palaver.
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