schmoose with sb
常指在社交场合与人友好攀谈，有时暗含拉关系、套近乎的意味。
She spent the evening schmoosing with clients at the party.
她在聚会上整晚都在和客户闲聊。
随意友好地闲聊
随意友好地闲聊
talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
一般现在时
She schmooses with the guests at every party.
她每次聚会都和客人闲聊。
一般过去时
He schmoosed with the boss for an hour yesterday.
他昨天和老板闲聊了一个小时。
现在完成时
They have schmoosed their way into the VIP area.
他们通过闲聊混进了贵宾区。
schmooze的变体，指闲聊或拉关系
I saw them schmoosing in the hallway during the break.
我看到他们在休息时间在走廊里闲聊。
用法提示：在这里，'schmoosing'是现在分词形式，表示正在进行友好随意的交谈。
He schmoosed with the boss at the company party to make a good impression.
他在公司聚会上与老板闲聊，以留下好印象。
用法提示：'schmoosed'是过去式，表示过去发生的友好闲谈行为。
We can schmoose over coffee later if you have time.
如果你有时间，我们待会儿可以边喝咖啡边闲聊。
用法提示：'schmoose'是动词原形，表示提议进行友好闲谈。
常指在社交场合与人友好攀谈，有时暗含拉关系、套近乎的意味。
She spent the evening schmoosing with clients at the party.
她在聚会上整晚都在和客户闲聊。
可单独使用，表示随意友好地聊天，不强调具体话题。
They stood by the bar, schmoosing and laughing.
他们站在吧台边，闲聊说笑。
用 about 引出闲聊的话题，语气随意。
We schmoosed about our weekend plans over coffee.
我们边喝咖啡边闲聊周末的计划。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spent the evening schmoosing to his clients.
正确表达He spent the evening schmoosing with his clients.
表示“与某人闲聊”时，schmoose 常与介词 with 搭配，不能直接套用 talk to 的介词 to；with 强调双方一起交谈。
grammar · medium
易错句子We schmoosed the weather while waiting for the bus.
正确表达We schmoosed about the weather while waiting for the bus.
schmoose 表示闲聊时，谈论的话题要用 about 引出；直接跟话题会让人以为宾语是被拉拢的人，语义不通。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday we schmoose for hours at the café.
正确表达Yesterday we schmoosed for hours at the café.
句中有明确的过去时间 yesterday，动词要用过去式；schmoose 以 e 结尾，直接加 -d 构成 schmoosed。
chat 泛指日常轻松的交谈，语气中性，不强调 schmoose 那种刻意友好、拉近关系的闲扯；多数场合可互换，但 chat 更普通、更宽泛。
gossip 指议论他人的私事，常带贬义；schmoose 只是友好随意地闲聊，并不涉及议论别人，两者不能随意替换。
mingle 强调在人群走动、与人交际这一行为，不侧重谈话本身；schmoose 侧重友好闲谈的内容与语气。英式英语中 mingle 也常用于正式社交场合。
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