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

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。

noun

Small talk is very important, when you are first meeting somebody.
在与某个人第一次见面的时候，闲聊很重要。
There's a lot of small talk going around this town.
有许多闲话在这个镇上流传。
Should first eat the small talk.
先把小的吃了再说。
Pollard opened the conversation with some small talk.
波拉德在寒暄中开始了谈话。
While I waited for the bus, I made small talk with the man next to me.
我等公共汽车的时候，跟旁边的人闲聊。
I made some small talk before asking her out.
约她出去之前，我和她聊了点家常。
If you make small talk with strangers, be positive and pleasant.
和陌生人聊天时，要态度积极、令人愉快。
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。
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。
Romances and friendships begin with small talk.
爱情和友谊都始于闲聊。