英:[pəˈlɑ:və(r)]
美:[pəˈlævɚ, -ˈlɑvɚ]
英:[pəˈlɑ:və(r)]
美:[pəˈlævɚ, -ˈlɑvɚ]
pa·lav·er
p lae vr
第三人称单数:palavers
现在分词:palavering
过去式:palavered
过去分词:palavered
noun
a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication
a palaver between foreign ministers
conference, discussion
a palaver between union leaders
idle talk
Cut the palaver and get down to business.
misleading or beguiling speech
Don't get taken in by the candidate's palaver.
verb
intransitive verb
to talk profusely or idly
parley
transitive verb
to use palaver to : cajole
1733年(隐含于 palavering 中),“长时间的谈话,会议,乏味的讨论”,是水手的俚语,源自葡萄牙语 palavra “单词,言语,谈话”,源自拉丁语 parabola 的音位转换,“演讲,讨论”,源自拉丁语 parabola “比较”(见 parable)。是 parole 的同源词。
在西非,葡萄牙语单词成为贸易商与当地居民“谈判”的术语,显然英语从那里学到了这个词。(西班牙语同源词 palabra 出现在16世纪至17世纪的英语短语中。)“空洞的废话”这个意思记录于1748年。动词“沉迷于废话”于1733年出现,源自名词。相关词: Palavering。
Noun and Verb Portuguese palavra word, speech, from Late Latin parabola parable, speech
The first known use of palaver was in 1713
palaver1 of 2noun
a long discussion usually between persons of different levels of culture
talk entry 2 sense 1especially: idle or flattering talk
palaver2 of 2verb
to talk especially at length or idly
1 seemingly endless palaver between the negotiating parties
2 The presenters haven't gleefully laid into the government as much since the Tories were elected, and the whole palaver over the unmasking of The Stig put a permanent blot on the Top Gear copybook.
3 Unfortunately both he and Leona were virtually inaudible and all the palaver about toning down the song's famously filthy lyrics was unnecessary because you couldn't hear them anyway.
不幸的是他俩事实上都难以被听见,并且所有关于这首歌著名的脏段子的八卦最终都变得无聊,因为你几乎听不到他们。
4 The GOP strategy, at least for now, is to downplay health care as an issue altogether, abandon the party’s incessant “repeal” palaver, and hope voters’ attention lies elsewhere.
5 But McSally’s claims are more offensive than the usual campaign palaver.
6 There was a lot of palaver but eventually got her provisional ballot.
7 “I burned away anything that I no longer needed. There’s very little set, very little palaver. It’s completely stripped back, which is risky,” he explains.
8 Unfazed by this palaver, Debicki carves out her own, fearlessly original space, one that feels increasingly at odds with her co-star and the movie around them.
9 In as much as I’d ever paid attention to veganism, in my mind it was a bit precious and a massive palaver.
10 And up from under the palaver there is golden food.
11 Daub brings the same sharp eye for sophistry to other forms of palaver that move capital in Silicon Valley.
12 This year, Americans voted their competing national aversions, some against the president’s palaver, others against those he baited into carpet-chewing tantrums.
13 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。
14 I know that he want to palaver on me, but I am not believe this.
我知道他想要拍我马屁,但我才不吃那一套。
15 I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need.
16 But history suggests that it takes a great deal more than one president’s personality and line of palaver to advance world comity and good order.
17 I want to get palaver into a song, too.
18 It's all such a palaver - washing everything and making sure it's all hygienic.
19 Most of this is just meaningless palaver, but the idea that the economy has never been as strong as it is now isn’t even close to being true.
20 Sincere welcome customers for palaver.
欢迎诚信客商来人来电洽谈。
1 空谈
cracker-barrel theoretical prittle-prattle talk gas froth gab prattle hokum gassiness lunar politics wind metaphysics prate hot air be all hat and no cattle fable buncombe bosh vapor Platonic gassy jazz burble tattle flatuous academic closet flatulent ya-ta-ta smoke speculation flatulence jangle tootle windiness blither flatulency chin music armchair highbrow high-domed high-browed moonshine blow bubbles shoot the bull
2 商量
3 讨论
discussion transaction discourse inquest consider treat discuss debate confer ventilate canvass talk over bat around
4 闲谈
confabulatory meandrous by-talk visit chat jaw chitchat schmooze confabulation claver chinwag chin-wag chin-wagging prittle-prattle talk chin prattle tattle tittle-tattle confabulate make conversation comment conversation rap chatter clatter cackle gab confab fiddle-faddle gossip converse jangle chaffer yap make talk spin street yarn chew the rag crack dirt ramble natter gup yatter dish tittle yabber pipefest stovepipe chin music
7 闲聊
chinfest clishmaclaver fat-chewing crosstalk prattle natter cose tittle-tattle chinwag coze yatter yabber schmooz talk chat yak gab shoot the bull small talk
9 谈判
talk negotiation parley treat negotiate bargain mention negotiatory imparlance conference treaty parlance dicker confer transact
10 废话
fiddle-de-dee tosh COD squit malarkey crud poppycock tommyrot stuff wind shit trash crap garbage punk cock rubbish blah bullshit fudge rhubarb pap mouthwash cobbler bilge gibberish tripe verbiage hogwash yammer claptrap hokum codswallop blarney flimflam trumpery flummery haver taradiddle twaddle stuff and nonsense fiddlesticks rot drivel horseshit piffle load padding jive balls chickenshit hooey balderdash bunkum bollocks prittle-prattle falderol truck wash toy phrase junk nonsense bunk mush slush cackle bleat blather prattle tootle bosh buncombe falderal surplusage blither bushwa bushwah pipefest bilge water poppy cock ballocks horsefeathers clamjamfry schmegeggy kafooster chicken vanilla spinach yak quack chaff moonshine burble malarky blether blatherskite cagmag
12 烦恼
concerned fraught galling overwrought care irritation annoyance vexation concern hurt bug fuss irk harry bedevil be in into a lather upset annoyed haunted oppressed unsettled vexed perturbed harassed fretful narked steamed-up trouble frustration aggro aggravation unpleasantness hassle plague frustrate disturb fret frighten unsettle obsess oppress nettle vex unhinge niggle bum out hot and bothered get to hang over tear apart weigh on weigh down
13 麻烦
painful performance trouble bother bore inconvenience stink ado complicated offending troublesome onerous burdensome bothersome thorny hornet's nest drag liability upset hassle snag to-do imposition aggro gyp impose a performance storm clouds trials and tribulations difficult uncomfortable mess headache woe strife ail fiddly fractious problem matter tribulation mischief schtuck
14 哄骗
diddums put-on gag spoof trickery hocus-pocus cozen bamboozle illude trick gull delude cajole wheedle inveigle blandish kid string cheat fool COD jockey humbug blarney lead by the nose shifting coax shift junk imposition wangle cod josh palm intrigue cosy mislead lull caress outwit carny take-in bob sham cog bubble dipsy-doodle banter diddle cuitle work take con gum tease bunk gaff chicane gudgeon cully fleech put the comether on slip one over on come the raw prawn come it play games with
15 不便
16 奉承
flattering subservient well-oiled courtly saccharine fawning adulatory trucklingly insinuatingly incense adulation blarney sawder bushwa lipsalve cringe jolly fawn brown-nose apple-polish beslaver flatter blandish soft-soap adulate brownnose brown nosing soft sawder fair oily smarmy obsequious ingratiating oleaginous saponaceous court butter courtship flattery slaver smarm massage soothe lackey toady flannel suck up gnathonic parasitic parasitical adulator soap salve taffy oiliness parasitism mullarkey sugariness honey fuss cosy kowtow bootlick kotow fish spoil caress sweetmouth toadeating eyewash honey cooler
17 无谓纷扰
18 商议
20 会谈
23 交涉
approach negotiation dealing bargaining parley treat negotiate negotiatory contact treaty dicker traffic baraza entreat
26 引诱
inviting come-on temptation inducement persuade tempt provoke entice seduce decoy wile train dangle beckon training attraction solicitation allure court attempt desire attract toll lure accost George inveigle trepan
27 打扰
trouble distraction disturbance intrusion trespass alarm violate harass annoy pester faze incommode discommode bother ruffle obtrude
28 阿谀
buttery candied sycophantic adulatory oleaginous morigeration adulation subservience sycophancy birdlime butter flatter jolly soft-soap brownnose
29 忙乱
hectic helter-skelter performance stink carry-on ado manic pell-mell bustle flurry whirlwind faff busy tracasserie rout fuss to-do ruffle scurry razzle-dazzle on the hop alarums and excursions fluster toing and froing
30 夸夸其谈
31 琐事