palaver

noun

1. 麻烦；琐事；忙乱
   a lot of unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by sth that is unimportant
   1. What's all the palaver about?
      这些鸡毛蒜皮的事到底是为什么？
   2. What a palaver it is, trying to get a new visa!
      申请新签证真烦死人了！
2. 空话；废话
   talk that does not have any meaning; nonsense
   1. He's talking palaver.
      他在信口开河呢。

1. N-UNCOUNT 小题大做；大惊小怪
   Palaver is unnecessary fuss and bother about the way something is done.
   1. We don't want all that palaver, do we?
      我们不想那样小题大做，不是吗？

1. We don't want all that palaver, do we?
   我们不想那样小题大做，不是吗？
2. Even so, the equipment-makers argue that, though doable, all this sensing palaver makes white-space devices needlessly complicated and expensive.
   但即便如此，这种设备的制造商表示，尽管技术上可行，但整个侦测过程异常繁琐，导致空白频段装置复杂昂贵，没必要。
3. We wholeheartedly welcome all merchants both here and abroad to visit our works and palaver with us.
   我会写信去洽谈业务。我们竭诚欢迎国内外客商来厂参观指导，洽谈业务。
4. The boy tried to palaver his mother into letting him stay up later.
   男孩想要跟他的母亲罗哩八嗦，让他熬夜得较晚。
5. Unfortunately both he and Leona were virtually inaudible and all the palaver about toning down the song's famously filthy lyrics was unnecessary because you couldn't hear them anyway.
   不幸的是他俩事实上都难以被听见，并且所有关于这首歌著名的脏段子的八卦最终都变得无聊，因为你几乎听不到他们。
6. What a palaver there was about paying the bill!
   付帐的事真费口舌啊！
7. Sincere welcome customers for palaver.
   欢迎诚信客商来人来电洽谈。
8. And there they were, like two babies, kissing and talking nonsense by the hour& foolish palaver that we should be ashamed of.
   他们就在那儿，像两个小孩似的，整个钟点地又接吻又胡扯&那种愚蠢的甜言蜜语连我们都应该感到羞耻。
9. Or is the cowboy palaver just a political ploy to keep his core supporters happy?
   或者，他那牛仔式的讲话只是用来取悦他的铁杆支持者的一个政治策略呢？
10. Do you remember all the fuss and palaver when guy thought he had lost his passport?
    盖伊误以为丢了护照时那番大惊小怪、小题大做的情景，你还全记得吗？
11. However, another fascinating question, hitherto absent from the current palaver, may prove more tractable.
    然而，另一个至今都没人谈论到的，更吸引人的问题，或许更容易找到答案。
12. In practice, the daily mathematics classroom learning evaluation and homework evaluation still exist many problems, such as some become a mere formality, lack of scientific and practical, and some too palaver to waste teachers 'time.
    在实践中，日常的数学课堂学习评价及作业评价中仍存在诸多问题，如有的流于形式，缺乏科学性和操作性，有的过于繁琐，浪费教师时间。

noun

1. loud and confused and empty talk
   1. mere rhetoric

   Synonym:    hot airempty wordsempty talkrhetoric

2. flattery intended to persuade

   Synonym:    blandishmentcajolery

verb

1. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

2. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
   1. He palavered her into going along

   Synonym:    wheedlecajoleblarneycoaxsweet-talkinveigle

3. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

   Synonym:    chatterpifflepratetittle-tattletwaddleclackmaunderprattleblabgibbertattleblabbergabble