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。
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。
A long meeting or debate with much talk; a discussion.
充满交谈的会议；辩论；讨论会。
A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
用来劝说的奉承
flattery intended to persuade
意在欺骗的言辞。
Talk intended to deceive.
喧闹而空洞的谈话
loud and confused and empty talk
The salesman's palaver was so transparent that no one believed him.
销售员的奉承话太明显了，没人相信他。
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.
别废话了，说重点。
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.
我厌倦了关于新政策的所有废话；那只是一堆空话。
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。
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。
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。
强调完全是空话。
His promises were all palaver.
他的承诺全是废话。
grammar · medium
易错句子He palavered his boss for a promotion.
正确表达He gave his boss palaver for a promotion.
错误地将“palaver”用作了动词，而它是名词。正确用法是作为动词的宾语，如“give palaver”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She offered him a palaver to win his favor.
正确表达She offered him palaver to win his favor.
在此语境中，“palaver”作“奉承话”解时为不可数名词，不应使用不定冠词“a”。
flattery 是指奉承或恭维，而 palaver 也可以指奉承，但更强调用花言巧语来哄骗。
chatter 是指无意义的唠叨，而 palaver 可以指冗长乏味的讨论。
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