confab

英 [ˈkɒnfæb]

美 [ˈkɑːnfæb]

n.  私人谈话; 闲谈; (行业或团体)会议
v.  会谈

第三人称单数：confabs　现在分词：confabbing　过去式：confabbed　过去分词：confabbed　

COCA.36883

牛津词典

noun

• 私人谈话；闲谈
  an informal private discussion or conversation
• （行业或团体）会议
  a meeting or conference of the members of a profession or group
  1. the annual movie confab in Cannes
     在戛纳举行的电影年会

英英释义

noun

• an informal conversation
  Synonym:chatconfabulationschmoozeschmoose

verb

• have a conference in order to talk something over
  1. We conferred about a plan of action
  Synonym:conferconfabulateconsult
• talk socially without exchanging too much information
  1. the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
  Synonym:chew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulatechitchatchit-chatchatterchaffernattergossipjawclavervisit

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