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单词 powwow
释义 pow·wow
I. \ˈpau̇ˌwau̇\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick pauwau conjurer, he uses divination, Narraganset powwaw
1.
 a. : a No. American Indian conjurer or medicine man
 b.
  (1) : healing by incantation or magic among the Pennsylvania Dutch
  (2) or powwow doctor : a practitioner of this art
   < the richest powwow in York … is said to receive as much as $50 for a treatment — Nation >
2.
 a. : a No. American Indian ceremony (as for the cure of disease, success in hunting, victory in war) often accompanied by great noise, feasting, and dancing
 b.
  (1) : a tribal council
  (2) : a conference with an Indian leader or group
   < held a powwow with the head medicine man — F.B.Gipson >
3.
 a. : a social gathering or celebration; especially : a noisy one : frolic
  < then came the powwow, with the Old Man the guest of honor — H.A.Chippendale >
 b. : a meeting or conference for discussion : session
  < brought together in a two-day powwow businessmen … scholars, journalists, and government officials — F.L.Allen >
  < official small fry … that modestly take up wall space at international powwows — Janet Flanner >
 especially : a meeting to discuss political strategy
  < indicated here at a … Democratic powwow that any party presidential campaign will lean heavily on the administration foreign policy record — Christian Science Monitor >
 c. : an informal conversation or interview
  < in Rome the year before … had a fine powwow with the Pope — Bruce Marshall >
 especially : a deliberative huddle
  < the … group, which held frequent little powwows, often gained time for further deliberations by bidding in smaller jumps — S.G.Thompson >
II. \“,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. : to hold or take part in a ceremonial or conjuring session; especially : to practice healing by incantation or magic
2. : to have a meeting or take part in a discussion
 < invited them to stack their arms in the yard, and come inside the shack and powwow — W.A.Fraser >
transitive verb
: to subject to treatment by incantation or magic
 < had one of his eyes powwowed >
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