palaver

美 [pəˈlɑvər] 　英 [pəˈlɑːvə(r)]

词形变化

复数：palavers

同义词

chatter , chat , chitchat , gossip , talk

英汉双解

1.	[u][sing] 麻烦；琐事；忙乱a lot of unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by sth that is unimportant

	What's all the palaver about? 这些鸡毛蒜皮的事到底是为什么？
	What a palaver it is, trying to get a new visa! 申请新签证真烦死人了！

2.	[u] 空话；废话talk that does not have any meaning; nonsense

He's talking palaver.

他在信口开河。

英汉解释

n.	1. 废话,空谈 2. 奉承,拍马屁;笼络;诱骗 3. (尤指非洲人和外来商人间的)交涉,谈判;〈俚〉事务
v.	1. 闲谈;空谈 2. 哄骗;笼络

英英解释

n.	1. a situation that causes you a lot of unnecessary trouble or work; a situation in which a lot of people are angry or worried 2. a long discussion between two different groups

例句

so in place of a fight there was a feast, and plenty of pleasant ~~palaver~~ and fol-de-rol.

所以这场战斗变成了一场盛宴，双方说了许多互相奉承的好话和一堆来回来去的车轱辘话。

Or is the cowboy ~~palaver~~ just a political ploy to keep his core supporters happy?

或者，他那牛仔式的讲话只是用来取悦他的铁杆支持者的一个政治策略呢？

The boy tried to ~~palaver~~ his mother into letting him stay up later.

男孩想要跟他的母亲罗哩八嗦，让他熬夜得较晚。

Collect the relative drawing, design modification, ~~palaver~~ of the implementation situation on the worksite.

书面汇总有关图纸、设计变更、洽商等内容的现场实施情况。

I started dyeing it back to brown, but I soon got sick of the ~~palaver~~.

我一开始把它染回褐色，但很快厌倦了这种麻烦事。

However, another fascinating question, hitherto absent from the current ~~palaver~~, may prove more tractable.

然而，另外一个有趣、然而一直未有实质进展的问题可能更好回答一些。

We wholeheartedly welcome all merchants both here and abroad to visit our works and ~~palaver~~ with us.

我们竭诚欢迎国内外客商来厂参观指导，洽谈业务。

Good ability of cost control, ~~palaver~~ and planning; 6.

具有较强的计划性，成本控制和商务谈判经验。

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