palaver pә'lɑ:vә
GRE
释义
n. 谈判, 交涉, 洽商, 废话, 奉承
vi. 唠叨, 拍马屁, 交涉, 用花言巧语骗人
vt. 笼络, 哄骗
英文释义
n. loud and confused and empty talk
v. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
词形变化
复数: palavers 现在分词: palavering 过去式: palavered 第三人称单数: palavers 过去分词: palavered
BNC词频排名: 35,925 | 当代语料库词频排名: 35,755