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

Pollard opened the conversation with some small talk.
波拉德在寒暄中开始了谈话。
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。
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。
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。
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。
You might engage in small talk and make a remark about the weather, your job or current events.
你与对方闲聊，提及天气、你的工作或是时事。
Well, enough small talk. I'm in Los angeles.
嗯，寒暄够了，我在洛杉矶。
Small talk is very important, when you are first meeting somebody.
在与某个人第一次见面的时候，闲聊很重要。