Palaver
01
闲谈, 空谈
trivial or meaningless talk
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
简单词
不可数
复数形式
palavers
例子
The meeting was filled with palaver and no real decisions were made.
会议充满了palaver，没有做出任何真正的决定。
02
花言巧语, 甜言蜜语
smooth talk intended to persuade or influence someone
例子
He won their consent with a little palaver.
他用一点花言巧语赢得了他们的同意。
03
吵闹, 麻烦
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
Dialect
British
British非正式
例子
The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
解释每一步的繁琐很快让观众感到无聊。
to palaver
01
长时间商讨, 谈判
to hold a prolonged discussion, often between people of different backgrounds or parties, usually to resolve a matter
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
palaver
第三人称单数
palavers
现在分词
palavering
一般过去时
palavered
过去分词
palavered
例子
Tribal leaders palavered to settle disputes peacefully.
部落首领们帕拉弗以和平解决争端。
02
奉承, 哄骗
to influence or persuade someone gently, often using flattery or coaxing
例子
She palavered the child into taking his medicine.
她palavered孩子让他吃药。
03
闲聊, 扯淡
to aimlessly talk a lot
例子
Instead of getting straight to the point, he tends to palaver endlessly, causing meetings to drag on.
他没有直接切入主题，而是倾向于无休止地palaver，导致会议拖延。
