palaver

US [pəˈlɑvər]
UK [pəˈlɑːvə(r)]
  • v.闲谈；空谈；哄骗；笼络
  • n.麻烦；琐事；忙乱；空话
  • Web谈判；奉承；繁琐
Plural Form：palavers  

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palaver
n.
1.
[u][sing]
麻烦；琐事；忙乱a lot of unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by sth that is unimportant
What's all the palaver about?
这些鸡毛蒜皮的事到底是为什么？
What a palaver it is, trying to get a new visa!
申请新签证真烦死人了！
2.
[u]
空话；废话talk that does not have any meaning; nonsense
He's talking palaver.
他在信口开河。

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1.
so in place of a fight there was a feast, and plenty of pleasant palaver and fol-de-rol.
所以这场战斗变成了一场盛宴，双方说了许多互相奉承的好话和一堆来回来去的车轱辘话。
suǒ yǐ zhè chǎng zhàn dòu biàn chéng le yī chǎng shèng yàn , shuāng fāng shuō le xǔ duō hù xiāng fèng chéng de hǎo huà hé yī duī lái huí lái qù de chē gū lu huà 。
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2.
Or is the cowboy palaver just a political ploy to keep his core supporters happy?
或者，他那牛仔式的讲话只是用来取悦他的铁杆支持者的一个政治策略呢？
huò zhě , tā nà niú zǎi shì de jiǎng huà zhǐ shì yòng lái qǔ yuè tā de tiě gǎn zhī chí zhě de yī gè zhèng zhì cè lüè ne ?
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3.
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。
nán hái xiǎng yào gēn tā de mǔ qīn luó lǐ bā suō , ràng tā áo yè de jiào wǎn 。
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4.
Collect the relative drawing, design modification, palaver of the implementation situation on the worksite.
书面汇总有关图纸、设计变更、洽商等内容的现场实施情况。
shū miàn huì zǒng yǒu guān tú zhǐ 、 shè jì biàn gēng 、 qià shāng děng nèi róng de xiàn chǎng shí shī qíng kuàng 。
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5.
I started dyeing it back to brown, but I soon got sick of the palaver.
我一开始把它染回褐色，但很快厌倦了这种麻烦事。
wǒ yī kāi shǐ bǎ tā rǎn huí hè sè , dàn hěn kuài yàn juàn le zhè zhǒng má fan shì 。
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6.
However, another fascinating question, hitherto absent from the current palaver, may prove more tractable.
然而，另外一个有趣、然而一直未有实质进展的问题可能更好回答一些。
rán ér , lìng wài yī gè yǒu qù 、 rán ér yì zhí wèi yǒu shí zhì jìn zhǎn de wèn tí kě néng gèng hǎo huí dá yì xiē 。
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7.
We wholeheartedly welcome all merchants both here and abroad to visit our works and palaver with us.
我们竭诚欢迎国内外客商来厂参观指导，洽谈业务。
wǒ men jié chéng huān yíng guó nèi wài kè shāng lái chǎng cān guān zhǐ dǎo , qià tán yè wù 。
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8.
Good ability of cost control, palaver and planning; 6.
具有较强的计划性，成本控制和商务谈判经验。
jù yǒu jiào qiáng de jì huà xìng , chéng běn kòng zhì hé shāng wù tán pàn jīng yàn 。
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