Word · Frequency #35925
palaver
/pəˈlɑːvə/
noun
冗长的会议；辩论；讨论
核心释义
A long meeting or debate with much talk; a discussion.
- 1.
充满交谈的会议；辩论；讨论会。
A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
- 2.
用来劝说的奉承
flattery intended to persuade
- 3.
意在欺骗的言辞。
Talk intended to deceive.
- 4.
喧闹而空洞的谈话
loud and confused and empty talk
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。
用法In use
The salesman's palaver was so transparent that no one believed him.
用法提示：palaver 作为名词，表示奉承或恭维话，这里指销售员虚假的奉承。
Stop this palaver and get to the point.
用法提示：palaver 作为名词，表示冗长乏味的讨论或废话，这里指无意义的闲聊。
I'm tired of all the palaver about the new policy; it's just a lot of hot air.
用法提示：palaver 作为名词，表示无实质内容的讨论，这里指空洞的政策讨论。
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。
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