palaver瑣事,忙亂,廢話
水手航海俚語(yǔ),來(lái)自葡萄牙語(yǔ)palavra,說話,談話,與土著人的談判,來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)parabola,比較,談話,談判,詞源同parable,parlance.后引申詞義瑣事,廢話。
1. We don't want all that palaver, do we?
漢我們不想那樣小題大做,不是嗎?
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. What's all the palaver about?
漢這些雞毛蒜皮的事到底是為什么?
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. What a palaver there was about paying the bill !
漢付賬的事真費(fèi)口舌呀!
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. What a palaver there was about paying the bill!
漢付賬的事真費(fèi)口舌呀!
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. However, another fascinating question, hitherto absent from the current palaver, may prove more tractable.
漢然而, 另一個(gè)至今都沒人談?wù)摰降?更吸引人的問題, 或許更容易找到答案.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
1. flattery intended to persuade
2. loud and confused and empty talk;
"mere rhetoric"
Verb1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
2. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering;
"He palavered her into going along"
3. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds