confabulate

英 [kən'fæbjʊleɪt] 美 [kən'fæbjəˌleɪt]

• v. 闲谈；交谈；[心]虚构

英英释义

Verb:

1. unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

2. talk socially without exchanging too much information;

   "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
   

3. have a conference in order to talk something over;

   "We conferred about a plan of action"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. When you confabulate with him, you must insist on yourself.
   你跟他说话的时候，要坚持己见。
2. Do confabulators really try to remember when they confabulate?
   虚构症患者在虚构时会使用记忆吗？

近反义词

【近义词】

• confab 会议
• chatter 饶舌
• visit 拜访
• chit-chat 无聊话
• confer 商讨
• claver <苏格兰>闲谈...
• gossip 流言蜚语
• natter 唠叨
• chat 闲谈
• shoot the breeze 闲聊
• chew the fat 闲聊
• jaw 颚
• chitchat 闲谈
• chaffer 讲价
• consult 查阅