have a schmooze
collocation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。
闲聊（尤指为了拉关系、套近乎的交谈）
schmoozes — plural of schmooze
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闲聊（尤指为了拉关系、套近乎的交谈）
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。
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.
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。
A little schmooze can go a long way in building relationships.
一点闲谈对建立关系大有裨益。
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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。
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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。
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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