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

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。
There's a lot of small talk going around this town.
有许多闲话在这个镇上流传。
Why, you tired of making small talk with the bleeding hearts?
怎么了，你厌倦了和一颗受伤的心说一小会儿话？
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。
Start off a little small talk, why don't you?
为什么你不开个简单的小话题？
We stood around making small talk.
我们站在一块儿闲聊。
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。
We had a small talk.
我们闲聊一会儿。
If the potential friend responds warmly and you believe you are both enjoying the small talk, you may want to take another step.
如果这个潜在的朋友对你进行了热情的回应，那么你就能相信你们都在享受这个简短的交谈，这时你就可以进行下一步了。