schmooze

FREQ #44088

n. 闲谈 vi. 闲谈

发音

US /ʃmuːz/
AU /ʃmuːz/

词形变化

schmoozes 复数 schmoozes schmoozed schmoozes 三单 schmoozing schmoozing 现在分词 schmoozed 过去式 schmoozed 过去分词

别名

schmoose schmooz shmooze shmoose

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.

v.
  1. 1.

    To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.

    I wish he could do his job as well as he schmoozes with the boss.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

chat confabulation confab schmoose

上位词 1

conversation

下位词 8

gossip gab chitchat causerie chinwag gabfest small talk tittle-tattle
动词

同义词 4

jawbone schmoose shmoose shmooze

上位词 10

visit chatter chat gossip jaw chitchat shoot the breeze confabulate chaffer chew the fat

词源

Borrowed from Yiddish שמועס (shmues), from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (sh'mu'ót), plural of שְׁמוּעָה (sh'mu'á, “report, piece of news, rumor”). Cognate with German schmusen (“to cuddle”, older “to flirt, flatter, schmooze”).

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