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

Romances and friendships begin with small talk.
爱情和友谊都始于闲聊。
They exchange small talk and gossip.
他们会闲聊，交流八卦消息。
We stood around making small talk.
我们站在一块儿闲聊。
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。
After some more awkward small talk.
我们尴尬地谈了一会儿后。
Engage in small talk with company representatives, but avoid controversial topics.
和公司代表小谈，但是回避有争议的问题。
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。
Yes, but I did not ask you here for small talk, Thereon.
是的，但我不是请你来闲谈的，塞隆。
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。
You never were much for small talk.
你从没有很多闲聊。