Palaver
[ [pə'lɑ:və] ]
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n. 谈判, 交涉, 洽商, 废话, 奉承\\nvi. 唠叨, 拍马屁, 交涉, 用花言巧语骗人\\nvt. 笼络, 哄骗
📝 例句
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。
to palaver; to toady; to lick sb.'s boots; to flatter; to fawn on
拍马
What a palaver there was about paying the bill!
付帐的事真费口舌呀!
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
palaver
n[U, sing]
1 (infml derog 口, 贬) fuss or bother, often with a lot of talking 忙乱, 烦恼, 麻烦（常指交涉）
What a palaver there was about paying the bill! 付帐的事真费口舌呀!
2 (often joc 常作戏谑语) discussion 商量; 商议.
🗣️ 情景例句
555-9470…and it's still busy.
555-9470……又忙 。
A liar is worse than a thief.
撒谎比偷窃更可恶。
If there is one -- which I take leave to doubt -- then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves.
如果这个问题存在的话 -- 请允许我对此持怀疑态度 -- 那么，这个问题是由老年人而不是青年人造成的。