| 词汇 | palaver |
| 释义 | palaver noun[ S or U ] informaluk /pəˈlɑː.vər/ us /pəˈlæv.ɚ/ us /pəˈlɑː.vɚ/ unnecessary work and trouble: （不必要的）不便，麻烦 Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver, I swore I'd never do it again.组织安排一年一度的办公室午餐聚会真麻烦，我发誓再也不干了。 talking or discussion that goes on for too long and is not important: 废话，空话 That's enough palaver for now.废话足够了。 Inconvenience a pain (in the neck)idiom a pain in the arse/backsideidiom aggravation aggro awkward bother bulky disturbance fuss hassle have fun and gamesidiom imposition incommode more trouble than it's worthidiom nuisance pinprick pisser tempest untoward untowardly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Informal talking & conversation Debate & discussion Examples of palaverpalaver British diplomats soon forgot the palavers over his appointment. You look the palaver wey you don bringamfor my head? Passing by in the very early hours of the morning, drivers would beep at each palaver tree for clients. He bugs business calls, with companies' permission, to pick apart the way foreigners palaver. He had many very impressive palavers with the chiefs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He knew how to make decisions, without nonsense and without palaver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The numbers in those three categories will not decrease; if anything, they will increase, notwithstanding the palaver about family values. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, none of that palaver would have taken place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The more notification that we have and the more palaver surrounding a demonstration, the more it will institutionalise that idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The panic which this palaver throws many tenants into is quite something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What's the good of going through all this palaver of giving very small sums to very obscure charities? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have the greatest difficulty in believing that all this palaver is needed for security purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Intelligent targeting would be possible without the palaver of means testing, and using universal benefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not have thought that it was fair to impose upon them this tremendous palaver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Minor points like that which come under the heading of "not substantially important" can be adjusted without too much palaver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of palaver These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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