schmooze

schmooze
[ʃmuːz]
(chiefly N. Amer.)(主北美)
verb
  1. [no obj.]talk intimately and cosily; gossip
    亲密交谈;闲聊
    ■[with obj.]talk in such a way to (someone), typically in order to manipulate them
    与…闲聊(以图对某人施加影响)
noun
  1. a long and intimate conversation
    长时间的亲密交谈
派生
schmoozer
noun
schmoozy
( schmoozier, schmooziest)
adjective(schmoozier, schmooziest)
语源
  1. late 19th cent. (as a verb): from Yiddish shmuesn 'converse, chat'
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