powwow

英 [ˈpaʊwaʊ]

美 [ˈpaʊwaʊ]

n.  帕瓦仪式(美洲土著一种盛宴和舞蹈仪式); 讨论会; 议事会
v.  举行仪式; 行巫术; 用巫术医治

现在分词：powwowing　过去式：powwowed　第三人称单数：powwows　过去分词：powwowed　

COCA.20094

牛津词典

noun

• 帕瓦仪式（美洲土著一种盛宴和舞蹈仪式）
  a meeting of Native Americans
• 讨论会；议事会
  a meeting for discussion

柯林斯词典

• （北美印第安人的）议事会
  Apow-wowis a meeting or conference of Native Americans.
• N-COUNT 会议；聚会；商谈
  People sometimes refer to a meeting or discussion as apow-wow.
  1. Every year my father would call a family powwow to discuss where we were going on vacation.
     每年我父亲都会召开一次家庭会议，讨论我们要去哪儿度假。

英英释义

noun

• (informal) a quick private conference
  Synonym:huddle
• a council of or with Native Americans

verb

• hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

双语例句

• Today, a powwow is as likely to be held indoors as outdoors, but the blessing of the ground first by grass dancers and the order of dance performances remains the same.
  现今的波沃庆典除了在户外举行外，也会在室内举办。但是由大地舞者开场为大地祈福的部份，还有舞蹈表演的顺序依旧与传统相同。
• I want the powwow safe! Where is it?
  我要巫师保险箱！在哪儿？
• Hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting.
  举行一种仪式，会谈，会议或会见。
• There is a powwow safe, all right?
  真的有巫师保险箱，知道吗？
• The powwow came just one week after a Kremlin meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, to discuss ways to combat the crisis that threatens to envelop the sector as it grapples with huge debts and plummeting revenues.
  仅仅一周之前，两人曾与俄总统德米特里梅德韦杰夫（dmitrymedvedev）会晤，讨论采取措施抗击可能笼罩金属业的危机，该行业目前正竭力应对巨额债务和营收的大幅下降。
• There is a powwow safe.
  真的有巫师保险箱。
• I'm going for a powwow with the general.
  我要去跟将军谈一谈。
• Seems we need to have another powwow.
  看起来我们得再商量一次了。
• Every year my father would call a family powwow to discuss where we were going on vacation.
  每年我父亲都会召开一次家庭会议，讨论我们要去哪儿度假。
• A powwow is a social gathering of Indian peoples to honor their heritage that has been passed down through generations.
  祈祷仪式是印地安人用来表彰他们传统的社交聚会，并藉由此仪式将此一传统传承下去。