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单词 spiel
释义
spielspiel /ʃpiːl, spiːl/ noun [countable, uncountable] informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINspiel
Origin:
1800-1900 German ‘play, game’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Cliff was still delivering his spiel upstairs.
  • He goes off into a little spiel.
  • If Klepner's gonna get his job he may as well do the spiel.
  • The officer steadied himself by grasping the windshield, but didn't miss a beat in his 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.
  • When my turn comes I condense my spiel and show my three-by-five card.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 A salesman started giving us a spiel about life insurance.
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.
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