Word
schmoozing
闲聊；套近乎；攀谈
schmoozing is the present participle of schmooze.
to talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection
- 1.
To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
随意交谈,尤其是为了获得优势或建立社交联系
随意交谈,尤其是为了获得优势或建立社交联系；闲谈
In use
At the networking event, he spent most of his time schmoozing with potential clients.
She schmoozed with the boss during the coffee break to discuss her promotion.
The politician knows how to schmooze with voters at local events.
Verb forms
base schmooze · third person schmoozes · -ing schmoozing · past schmoozed · past participle schmoozed
这是一个规则动词，表示亲切交谈或闲聊。
Connections
Collocations
- schmooze with clients
- 与客户寒暄套近乎
- He spent the evening schmoozing with clients.他整个晚上都在和客户寒暄套近乎。
- schmooze the boss
- 讨好老板
- She's always schmoozing the boss at office parties.她总在办公室聚会上讨好老板。
- schmooze at parties
- 在聚会上攀谈
- He's good at schmoozing at parties.他很擅长在聚会上与人攀谈。
- schmooze over dinner
- 在饭桌上闲聊套近乎
- They schmoozed over dinner and closed the deal.他们在饭桌上闲聊套近乎，然后达成了交易。
- schmooze with colleagues
- 与同事闲聊
- I don't like having to schmooze with colleagues after work.我不喜欢下班后还得和同事闲聊。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“舒慕兹”：想象在社交场合舒服地慕名闲聊，套近乎拉关系。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：社交聚会、商务活动、职场交流 schmooze 多用于非正式场合，常指带有交际或套近乎目的的闲聊，比较常见于聚会、会议等社交与商务活动；正式写作中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with schmooze /ʃmuːz/: the stressed vowel and following consonant are /uːz/. Beware lookalikes that do not rhyme, such as schmaltz /ʃmɔːlts/, schmuck /ʃmʌk/, and school /skuːl/.
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