Palaver
[ [pə'lɑ:və] ]
出国 Abroad
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
I just took the wrong train.
只是我坐错了车。
Is the distribution of wealth uneven in your country?
在你们国家财富分配得均匀吗？
That's what we did in China in the old days, before thermoses were invented, said Wei Hua.
“那是我们中国从前未发明出热水瓶时的做法。”魏华说。