small talk

英 [ˈsmɔːl tɔːk]

美 [ˈsmɔːl tɔːk]

n.  寒暄; 闲谈; 聊天

牛津词典

noun

• 寒暄；闲谈；聊天
  polite conversation about ordinary or unimportant subjects, especially at social occasions

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 闲谈;闲聊
  Small talkis polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions.
  1. Smiling for the cameras, the two men strained to make small- talk.
     两名男士微笑着面对镜头，东拉西扯着。

英英释义

noun

• light informal conversation for social occasions
  Synonym:chitchatchit-chatchit chatgabgabfestgossiptittle-tattlechin wagchin-wagchin waggingchin-waggingcauserie

双语例句

• They exchange small talk and gossip.
  他们会闲聊，交流八卦消息。
• There's a lot of small talk going around this town.
  有许多闲话在这个镇上流传。
• Pollard opened the conversation with some small talk.
  波拉德在寒暄中开始了谈话。
• I had the feeling that he was forcing himself to make small talk with me.
  我有一种感觉，他在强迫自己和我闲聊。
• Well, enough small talk. I'm in Los angeles.
  嗯，寒暄够了，我在洛杉矶。
• To make small talk successfully, you should know how to make them.
  为了使得谈话成功，你应该知道怎样去进行闲聊。
• I made some small talk before asking her out.
  约她出去之前，我和她聊了点家常。
• You might engage in small talk and make a remark about the weather, your job or current events.
  你与对方闲聊，提及天气、你的工作或是时事。
• We stood around making small talk.
  我们站在一块儿闲聊。
• The conversation drifts into small talk, and Margot reappears, telling us our time is up.
  我们的谈话转为了闲谈，玛戈特再次出现，她告诉我们时间到了。