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复数形式
palavers
1
trivial or meaningless talk
- The meeting was filled with palaver and no real decisions were made.
- He dismissed their complaints as mere palaver.
- The debate quickly descended into palaver, with everyone talking over each other.
- Stop the palaver and get to the point.
- The council's discussion was little more than palaver.
2
smooth talk intended to persuade or influence someone
- He won their consent with a little palaver.
- The salesman used palaver to convince the customer to buy the expensive model.
- She tried palaver to get him to change his mind.
- The actor used palaver to charm the producer into giving him the role.
- They employed palaver to gain favor with the officials.
同义词：
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吵闹, 麻烦
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
- The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
解释每一步的繁琐很快让观众感到无聊。
- Fixing the broken faucet turned into a palaver with all the wrong tools.
修理坏掉的水龙头变成了用所有错误工具的麻烦。
- All this palaver about meeting schedules could’ve been avoided with a quick email.
所有关于会议日程的纷扰本可以通过一封快速的电子邮件避免。
- He skipped the palaver of making dinner by ordering takeout.
他通过叫外卖跳过了做晚餐的麻烦。
- Applying for a refund turned out to be an unexpected palaver.
申请退款原来是一场意外的palaver。