philosophize
verb[I]
mainlydisapproving(UKusuallyphilosophise)uk/fɪˈlɒs.ə.faɪz/us/fɪˈlɑː.sə.faɪz/totalkfor alongtimeaboutsubjectssuch as themeaningoflife:
高谈阔论;卖弄大道理Students, shecomplained, had nothingbetterto do thanspendwholedaysphilosophizingaboutthenatureoftruth.她抱怨说,学生们除了整天空谈什么真理的本质外,就再也没有什么更好的事情可做了。
Informal talking & conversation
- badinage
- bantering
- bants
- bloviate
- bull session
- buzz
- catch up withsomeone
- chatter
- chinwag
- chit-chat
- discourse
- exchange
- gas
- heart-to-heart
- intercourse
- pass
- ultra-casual
- understand
- vox pop
- word-of-mouth