单词 | palaver |
释义 | Word Frequency palaver(pəˈlɑːvə) noun 1. tedious or time-consuming business, esp when of a formal nature all the palaver of filling in forms 2. loud and confused talk and activity; hubbub 3. (often used humorously) a conference 4. rare talk intended to flatter or persuade 5. West Africa a. an argument b. trouble arising from an argument verb 6. (intransitive) (often used humorously) to have a conference 7. (intransitive) to talk loudly and confusedly 8. (transitive) to flatter or cajole Word origin C18: from Portuguese palavra talk, from Latin parabola parable |
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