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

Well, enough small talk. I'm in Los angeles.
嗯，寒暄够了，我在洛杉矶。
There's a lot of small talk going around this town.
有许多闲话在这个镇上流传。
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。
Pollard opened the conversation with some small talk.
波拉德在寒暄中开始了谈话。
We had a small talk.
我们闲聊一会儿。
Start off a little small talk, why don't you?
为什么你不开个简单的小话题？
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。
Should first eat the small talk.
先把小的吃了再说。
I made some small talk before asking her out.
约她出去之前，我和她聊了点家常。
Sorry! I am only kidding! I thought that we made enough small talk and it was time for some BIG talk!
抱歉，我只是开玩笑的！我本以为我们谈的够多了我们可以来个深谈了！