idle talk

英 [ˈaɪdl tɔːk]

美 [ˈaɪdl tɔːk]

网络闲扯; 闲谈; 闲言

英英释义

noun

One hundred people indulging in idle talk are not equal to one person of action.
一百个讲空话的人也不如一个实干家。
I've heard that we're going to get a pay rise, but it may be just idle talk.
我听说我们的薪水将增加，不过这可能只是闲扯而已。
Wang Dao promoted idle talk to hold together the southern scholars and appease northern scholars in the early Eastern Jin Dynasty.
东晋初，王导极力推动清谈之风，以之团结南方士族，安抚北方士族，进而巩固江东政权统治。
Will your idle talk reduce men to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?
你夸大的话岂能使人不作声吗？你戏笑的时候岂没有人叫你害羞吗？
Those making the idle talk are all old fogies.
说闲话的人都是些老脑筋。
He wearied me with his requests [ idle talk].
他的一再要求[废话]使我对他感到厌烦。
The good people, should not with its idle talk!
善良的人们，不应该跟它废话！
Ex.: His wife can not bear to see that he does nothing but idle talk everyday.
例：他夫人看不惯他每天没事，光与人侃大山。
It is foolish to while away one's time in idle talk.
把时间花费在闲聊上是很愚蠢的。
These are the concrete measures we should take. We can't afford to be satisfied with idle talk.
这些就是具体措施，不能只讲空话。