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单词 palaver
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palaver
noun[SorU]
informal
uk
/pəˈlɑː.vər/us/pəˈlæv.ɚ/us
/pəˈlɑː.vɚ/
unnecessaryworkandtrouble:
（不必要的）不便，麻烦
Organizing theannualofficelunchwas such a palaver, IsworeI'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。
talkingordiscussionthat goes on for toolongand is notimportant:
废话，空话
That's enough palaver for now.废话足够了。
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(Definition ofpalaverfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpalaver

palaver
British diplomats soon forgot the palavers over his appointment.
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You look thepalaverwey you don bringamfor my head?
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Passing by in the very early hours of the morning, drivers would beep at eachpalavertree for clients.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He bugs business calls, with companies' permission, to pick apart the way foreignerspalaver.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He had many very impressive palavers with the chiefs.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He knew how to make decisions, without nonsense and withoutpalaver.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The numbers in those three categories will not decrease; if anything, they will increase, notwithstanding thepalaverabout family values.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Then, none of thatpalaverwould have taken place.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The more notification that we have and the morepalaversurrounding a demonstration, the more it will institutionalise that idea.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The panic which thispalaverthrows many tenants into is quite something.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What's the good of going through all thispalaverof giving very small sums to very obscure charities?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have the greatest difficulty in believing that all thispalaveris needed for security purposes.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Intelligent targeting would be possible without thepalaverof means testing, and using universal benefits.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I should not have thought that it was fair to impose upon them this tremendouspalaver.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Minor points like that which come under the heading of "not substantially important" can be adjusted without too muchpalaver.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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