confabulate
gb/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/ us/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
C1
英语
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动词
informal
C1
action
1
chat or talk together
to talk with someone in a relaxed way
用法模式：
confabulate (with [someone]) (about [something])
常见错误：
Often confused with formal words like confer; confabulate usually means an informal chat.
近义词
chat (More common and neutral.)
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talk (Broader; not necessarily informal.)
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confer (Usually more formal and task-focused.)
反义词
remain silent (Not speaking at all.)
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keep quiet (Choosing not to talk.)
搭配
confabulate with colleagues
|confabulate with friends
|confabulate briefly
|confabulate for a few minutes
|confabulate over coffee
|confabulate about the plan
|confabulate after the meeting
|confabulate in the hallway
|confabulate on the phone
主题
conversation
|social_life
|workplace
例句
- We confabulated for a while after the lecture and swapped book recommendations.
- The two managers stepped aside to confabulate about the schedule.
- I ran into Maya at the café and we confabulated about the trip.
学习者例句
- We confabulated for ten minutes.
- She confabulated with her friend after class.
动词
technical
C2
process
2
fill memory gaps with false details
to say things that are not true because you misremember, not to lie on purpose
用法模式：
[someone] confabulate(s) [details/memories/events]
常见错误：
This is usually unintentional; it does not necessarily mean the person is lying.
近义词
misremember (General; does not specifically imply filling gaps with invented details.)
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fabricate (Often implies intention; confabulate is typically unintentional in this sense.)
反义词
remember accurately (Recalling information correctly.)
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recount faithfully (Describing events without distortion.)
搭配
confabulate memories
|confabulate details
|confabulate events
|confabulate explanations
|patients confabulate
|tendency to confabulate
|confabulate stories
|confabulate after brain injury
|confabulate about recent events
|confabulate during an interview
主题
health
|psychology
|medicine
|memory
例句
- After the accident, he would confabulate details of his day that never happened.
- Some patients with Korsakoff syndrome confabulate to fill gaps in their memory.
- When asked where she’d been, she confabulated an explanation without realizing it was false.
学习者例句
- After his injury, he sometimes confabulated memories.
- She confabulated details because she could not remember.
动词
formal
C2
action
3
invent or make up a story
to make something up (sometimes to trick people)
用法模式：
confabulate [a story/excuse/detail]
常见错误：
In careful writing, this can be confused with the technical sense (unintentional false memory). Context usually signals whether it implies intention.
近义词
invent (Neutral; may not imply wrongdoing.)
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concoct (Often implies a deliberately made-up story or plan.)
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fabricate (Common in accusations; strongly suggests deliberate falsity.)
反义词
verify (Check and confirm what is true.)
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substantiate (Support a claim with evidence.)
搭配
confabulate an excuse
|confabulate a story
|confabulate an answer
|confabulate details
|confabulate a reason
|confabulate a quote
|confabulate an account
|confabulate evidence
主题
communication
|truth
|media
例句
- The report accused the witness of confabulating key details.
- He confabulated an excuse for missing the deadline.
- Several parts of the story appeared to be confabulated rather than documented.
学习者例句
- He confabulated an excuse.
- Don’t confabulate details.
语法
词典原形
confabulate
IPA
GB/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
US/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
音节与重音
con - fab - u - late （4 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: confabulate
- 3rd Person Singular: confabulates
- Present Participle: confabulating
- Past: confabulated
- Past Participle: confabulated
词族
Forms
confabulates
verb
confabulating
verb
confabulated
verb
Core family
confabulation
noun C1
Related words
confab
noun
Advanced or less common
confabulator
noun
confabulatory
adjective
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