词汇 | confab |
释义 | confab noun[ Cusually singular ] informaluk /ˈkɒn.fæb/ us /ˈkɑːn.fæb/ an informal discussion, usually about one particular subject: (通常就某一话题进行的非正式)交谈,会谈,谈话 They had a quick confab to decide on a possible design.他们简短地交谈了几句以确定合适的设计方案。 Synonym chat Informal talking & conversation a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom banter bantering banteringly bants bloviate bull session buzz catch chew the fatidiom conversation conversational gambit palaver pass persiflage put the world to rightsidiom speech take/lead someone on/to one sideidiom tête-à-tête Examples of confabconfab We are going to have imposed on us a consultation system where workers and managers will have a big "confab" at the top. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are having a slight private confab. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ministers will not have a confab tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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