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1. Oxford Dictionary

   palaver

   • IPA[pəˈlɑːvə]

   英式

   • n.
     unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure；lengthy and unproductive discussion
   • v.
     talk unproductively and at length

   • noun: palaver, plural noun: palavers

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure there's a lot of palaver involved since I've started the whole palaver, I may as well carry it forward
   • ▪ lengthy and unproductive discussion an hour of aimless palaver we get endless palaver, sometimes in blank verse
   • 2. historical an improvised conference between two groups, typically those without a shared language or culture.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. talk unproductively and at length it's too hot for palavering
3. • 更多解釋

   palaver

   • IPA[pəˈlavər]

   美式

   • n.
     unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure: there's a lot of palaver involved since I've started the whole palaver, I may as well carry it forward
   • v.
     talk unproductively and at length: it's too hot for palavering

   Oxford American Dictionary