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

• At the recent OPEC powwow Mr al-Naimi, the Saudi oil minister, argued that a low oil price always sowed the seeds of a future price rise, since it led to underinvestment.
  今日在OPEC会议上，沙特石油部长纳伊米认为，低油价会导致投资不足，从而为将来油价上涨播下种子。
• Native American dancers invited Rotarians and family to join the powwow circle.
  印地安人舞者们邀请扶轮社员和他们的家人参与围成祈祷仪式的圈圈。
• There is a powwow safe, all right?
  真的有巫师保险箱，知道吗？
• 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。
• You are welcome to bring friends to attend the Powwow.
  欢迎您带好友一起来参加聚会。
• 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。
• There is also an Indian Art Expo and Market at the powwow where Indian artists gather to show their traditional work, such as pottery, jewelry, beadwork, and paintings.
  祈祷仪式上也有一场印地安艺术展览会及市集，印地安艺术家会在此处聚集并藉以展示他们的常规作品，如：陶器、首饰、珠饰及绘画。
• 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。
• Hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting.
  举行一种仪式，会谈，会议或会见。