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。
闲聊（尤指为了拉关系、套近乎的交谈）
schmoozes — plural of schmooze
随意的谈话,尤其是为了获得优势或建立社交联系；闲谈
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.
We had a quick schmooze before the meeting started.
会议开始前我们快速闲谈了一会儿。
用法提示：此处'schmooze'为名词，意为闲谈。
The party was full of light schmooze and networking.
派对上充满了轻松的闲谈和社交联络。
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.
一点闲谈对建立关系大有裨益。
用法提示：此处'schmooze'用作名词，指轻松的社交谈话。
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。
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。
His success owes less to talent than to the art of the schmooze.
他的成功与其说靠才华，不如说靠拉关系套近乎的本事。
schmooze 是可数名词，复数 schmoozes 指多次这样的闲聊，常与 with 短语搭配。
Brief schmoozes with investors are part of the job.
与投资者简短地闲聊几句是这份工作的一部分。
更泛，指随便的交谈；schmooze 更强调为拉关系或获利的交谈。
一般指不涉及实质内容的客套话；schmooze 可以是有目的、有实质性交流的社交谈话。
最通用，不强调闲聊或社交目的；schmooze 专指带有结交意图的非正式谈话。
grammar · medium
易错句子I had schmooze with the client before the meeting.
正确表达I had a schmooze with the client before the meeting.
schmooze 作名词表示“一次闲聊”时是可数名词，单数泛指一次交谈前要用不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子She had a schmooze to the new manager at the party.
正确表达She had a schmooze with the new manager at the party.
表示“与某人闲聊”时要用介词 with，不能用 to；to 通常表示方向或对象，不能引出一起交谈的人。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had several schmooze with the clients.
正确表达We had several schmoozes with the clients.
schmooze 是可数名词，前面有 several 这类表示复数的词时，必须用复数形式 schmoozes。
schmooze（名词）指为拉关系或社交而进行的随意交谈；silence 表示沉默、无交谈，是与之相对的状态。
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。
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。
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。
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。
社交闲聊时段；攀谈会
The conference started with a schmooze session over coffee.
会议以喝咖啡聊天、互相认识的环节开始。
在商务或社交场合，schmooze 常用于扩大人际网络。
指对个人发展有利的熟人关系，闲聊是结交这类人的方式。
可与您互换信息或帮助您的人，通过闲聊可以积累。
这种闲聊经常发生在商务环境中，以获取实际利益。
闲聊可为未来带来工作或合作等机会。
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