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

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！
There's a lot of small talk going around this town.
有许多闲话在这个镇上流传。
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。
We had a small talk.
我们闲聊一会儿。
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。
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。
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。
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。
You never were much for small talk.
你从没有很多闲聊。