| 单词 | spiel |
| 释义 | spiel (once / 20136 pages) nv A spiel is a lengthy, often glib talk that's intended to persuade or make excuses. Infomercials feature salespeople giving a 30-minute spiel about some product. Used as a noun or verb, spiel originates from the German word spielen, meaning “to play." It's often somewhat rehearsed and should be greeted with skepticism. Upon turning 16, your child might give you a spiel about why they need a car for their birthday. In a political debate, if your stance doesn't sound original, thoughtful, and earnest, it may just come across as a spiel, leading your audience to think, "Oh, brother, there they go again." WORD FAMILYspiel: spieled, spieling, spiels USAGE EXAMPLESHe has calls to make and public service spiels to record. New York Times(Nov 28, 2016) But my time in Kaktovik left a much greater impression than a guide’s memorized spiel could have. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) Interrupting his spiel, I said, “My friend and I.” New York Times(Nov 26, 2016) 1n plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) Syn|Hyper line of gab, patter channel, communication channel, line (often plural) a means of communication or access 2v speak at great length (about something) Hyper speak, talk exchange thoughts; talk with 3v replay (as a melody) Syn|Hypo|Hyper play play play on an instrument riff play riffs misplayplay incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note fiddleplay on a violin replayplay (a melody) again preludeplay as a prelude jazzplay something in the style of jazz ragplay in ragtime bugleplay on a bugle recapitulate, repeat, reprise, reprizerepeat an earlier theme of a composition slurplay smoothly or legato bang outplay loudly modulatechange the key of, in music tonguearticulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments double tongue, triple-tongueplay fast notes on a wind instrument re-create create anew |
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