schmooze
英 [?mu?z]
美[?muz]
- n. 闲谈，聊天；扯皮，搬弄是非
- vi. 闲谈；拍马屁，扯关系
词态变化
名词:?schmoozer;
中文词源
schmooze 闲聊
来自依地语 shmues,闲聊，来自希伯来语 shemu'oth,谣言，传闻，来自 shamua,听到的，听闻 的，来自 shama',去听，听见，词源同人名 Simon,西蒙，字面意思为倾听。
英文词源
- schmooze
- schmooze: [19] To ‘schmooze’ is to chat or gossip. The word came into colloquial American English towards the end of the 19th century from Yiddish shmuesn ‘to talk, chat’, which in turn was based on Hebrew shemū’ah ‘rumour’.
- schmooze (v.)
- also shmooze, "to chat intimately," 1897, from Yiddish shmuesn "to chat," from shmues "idle talk, chat," from Hebrew shemu'oth "news, rumors." As a noun from 1939. Related: Schmoozed; schmoozing. Schmoozer is from 1909.
双语例句
- 1. But how well you network often depends on how well you schmooze.
- 但是一般来说,你的关系网完美与否是由你是否会交际决定的.
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- 2. I love to schmooze on the phone with my friends.
- 我很喜欢跟朋友在电话上闲谈.
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