schmooze

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++schmooze /ʃmuːz/ verb [intransitive] informal  TALK TO somebodyto talk in a friendly way about unimportant things at a social event, especially because you want to gain an advantage for yourself later 〔在社交场合〕拉关系闲扯schmooze with Politicians spent much of their time schmoozing with contributors. 政客们花大量时间和捐助者闲聊拉关系。→ See Verb table

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schmooze• Lobbyists indulged in a little quiet schmoozing.• But putts and drives will play second fiddle to schmoozing when top sports celebrities take center stage at the golf club.• Leno spent time schmoozing with local TV executives.Origin schmooze (1800-1900) Yiddish shmuesn “to talk”

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schmooze
schmooze /ʃmuːz/ verb [intransitive] informalto talk in a friendly way about unimportant things at a social event, especially because you want to gain an advantage for yourself later
    schmooze with
    Politicians spent much of their time schmoozing with contributors.

schmoozeBrE /ʃmuːz/ 🔊NAmE /ʃmuːz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they schmooze BrE /ʃmuːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃmuːz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it schmoozes BrE /ˈʃmuːzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃmuːzɪz/ 🔊past simple schmoozed BrE /ʃmuːzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃmuːzd/ 🔊past participle schmoozed BrE /ʃmuːzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃmuːzd/ 🔊 -ing form schmoozing BrE /ˈʃmuːzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃmuːzɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (with) sb (informal) to talk in an informal and friendly way with sb, especially in order to gain an advantage by persuading people to like you and do what you want （尤指为利用某人而）闲谈，闲聊 SYN chat ▸ schmooz·er BrE /ˈʃmuːzə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃmuːzər/ 🔊 noun