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spiel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++spiel /ʃpiːl, spiːl/ noun [countable, uncountable] informal  PERSUADEa quick speech that the speaker has used many times before, especially one that is intended to persuade people to buy something 〔推销商品用的〕长串的套话,油嘴滑舌的游说 A salesman started giving us a spiel about life insurance. 一名推销员开始夸夸其谈,向我们推销人寿保险。
Examples from the Corpus
spielCliff was still delivering his spiel upstairs.The officer steadied himself by grasping the windshield, but didn't miss a beat in his spiel.He goes off into a little spiel.When my turn comes I condense my spiel and show my three-by-five card.If Klepner's gonna get his job he may as well do the spiel.The other fellow is parading further down the beach and I can hear him giving the spiel to other people.This would be a shame and later in this spiel I have put down some thoughts on the matter.giving ... spielThe other fellow is parading further down the beach and I can hear him giving the spiel to other people.
Origin spiel (1800-1900) German play, game
spiel nounChinese
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spiel
spiel /ʃpiːl, spiːl/ noun [uncountable and countable] informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: 'play, game'
a quick speech that the speaker has used many times before, especially one that is intended to persuade people to buy something:
    A salesman started giving us a spiel about life insurance.


spielBrE /ʃpiːl/ 🔊NAmE /ʃpiːl/ 🔊BrE /spiːl/ 🔊NAmE /spiːl/ 🔊 noun (informal, usually disapproving) a long speech that sb has used many times, that is intended to persuade you to believe sth or buy sth 油嘴滑舌的游说;一长串招徕生意的套话