palaver
英 /pə'lɑ:və/
中文释义
v./n. 空谈；奉承
n. prolonged and idle discussion. v. to talk unnecessarily.
常用搭配
- engage in palaver空谈闲扯
- palaver over dinner饭桌上闲聊
- meaningless palaver无谓的空谈
例句
- After all the palaver, we still hadn't decided where to eat.折腾了半天废话，我们还是没定去哪儿吃。
- Filing the expense report involves so much palaver.填报销单要走一堆繁琐的手续。