Word
schmooze
闲聊（尤指为了拉关系、套近乎的交谈）
核心释义
A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
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随意的谈话,尤其是为了获得优势或建立社交联系
A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
随意的谈话,尤其是为了获得优势或建立社交联系；闲谈
用法In use
We had a quick schmooze before the meeting started.
用法提示：此处'schmooze'为名词，意为闲谈。
The party was full of light schmooze and networking.
用法提示：此处'schmooze'为名词，指非正式的交谈。
A little schmooze can go a long way in building relationships.
用法提示：此处'schmooze'用作名词，指轻松的社交谈话。
have a schmooze with sb
名词 schmooze 常与 have 连用，后用 with 引出交谈对象，多指为拉关系、建立人脉而进行的闲聊。
She had a quick schmooze with the sponsors before the panel began.
小组讨论开始前，她和赞助商简短地闲聊了几句。
the art of the schmooze
固定说法，用定冠词 the 加 of 结构，整体指与人套近乎、拉关系的技巧。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have a schmooze
- 闲聊一会儿；寒暄
- After the meeting, we had a schmooze with the clients.会议结束后，我们和客户闲聊了一会儿。
- a quick schmooze
- 短暂的闲聊；快速寒暄
- He stopped by for a quick schmooze before the presentation.他在演讲前过来打了个招呼，聊了一小会儿。
- a little schmooze
- 随意聊几句；一点攀谈
- Let's have a little schmooze before we get down to business.我们先随便聊几句，再谈正事吧。
- a bit of a schmooze
- 一番寒暄；一段攀谈
- We had a bit of a schmooze at the party.我们在聚会上寒暄了一番。
- schmooze session
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：sch- 像‘嘘’，想象对重要人物‘嘘寒问暖’地随意闲聊，这就是 schmooze（套近乎）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：business networking events、industry conferences、office socials schmooze 多用于非正式口语，常指在社交或商务聚会中为拉近关系、获取好处而进行的随意交谈。比较常见于职场聚会、行业活动等场合，在正式书面语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with schmooze: they end in the stressed vowel /uː/ followed by /z/. Booze and ooze share the exact spelling chunk 'ooze' with schmooze. Beware the 'schm-' lookalikes schmo /ʃmoʊ/ and schmaltz /ʃmɔːlts/, which do not rhyme.
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