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

• We stood around making small talk.
  我们站在一块儿闲聊。
• Mary is a beautiful girl, but incapable of anything weightier than small talk.
  玛丽是个美丽的女孩，但除了闲聊外，稍微重要点的事一样也干不来。
• You never were much for small talk.
  你从没有很多闲聊。
• Well, enough small talk. I'm in Los angeles.
  嗯，寒暄够了，我在洛杉矶。
• Jeff meets a lot of people because he's really good at small talk.
  杰夫认识很多人，因为他真的太擅长闲聊了。
• I made some small talk before asking her out.
  约她出去之前，我和她聊了点家常。
• Should first eat the small talk.
  先把小的吃了再说。
• Perhaps the safest of all small talk topics is the weather.
  因此，或许天气可说是最安全的闲聊话题了。
• 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。
• They exchange small talk and gossip.
  他们会闲聊，交流八卦消息。