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colloquy

/kol-uh-kwee/US // ˈkɒl ə kwi //UK // (ˈkɒləkwɪ) //

座谈会,会谈,座谈,对话

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural col·lo·quies.

    • : a conversational exchange; dialogue.
    • : a conference.

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Examples

  • But teenagers were (and still are in present-day text messages) having an ancient colloquy of deep significance.

  • I had a public colloquy with a local Sheikh, which stopped abruptly when he was threatened by his constituency.

  • But first he held a whispered colloquy with the Princess, whom he entreated, or persuaded, to re-enter her gorgeous vehicle.

  • Why should they not dawdle at their labor sitting upon the fence in endless colloquy while the harvest rots upon the stalk?

  • The king endeavoured to persuade his brother to return to his court, when the following colloquy took place between them.

  • And that insufficient colloquy was the beginning of a prolonged estrangement between us.

  • Once more Mitchy watched him revolve a little, but now, familiarly yet with a sharp emphasis, he himself resumed their colloquy.