to confabulate
01
闲聊, 聊天
to have a casual and light conversation without sharing a lot of information
Intransitive
例子
As they waited for the meeting to start, colleagues confabulated about their weekend plans.
当他们等待会议开始时，同事们闲聊了他们的周末计划。
The neighbors often confabulate over the fence about gardening tips.
邻居们经常隔着篱笆闲聊园艺技巧。
02
商议, 讨论
to confer or discuss something with others
Intransitive
例子
The team will confabulate tomorrow to discuss the project's progress.
团队明天将商议讨论项目的进展。
The committee regularly confabulates to brainstorm new ideas.
委员会定期商讨以集思广益新想法。
03
虚构, 编造
to create or invent fictitious experiences or details to fill gaps in one's memory
Intransitive
Transitive: to confabulate experiences or details
例子
After the accident, he began to confabulate stories about events that never happened.
事故发生后，他开始编造关于从未发生过的事件的故事。
Patients with certain neurological conditions may confabulate to make sense of fragmented memories.
患有某些神经系统疾病的患者可能会虚构以理解碎片化的记忆。
词汇树
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