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！
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。
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。
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？
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。
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。
Romances and friendships begin with small talk.
爱情和友谊都始于闲聊。
I had the feeling that he was forcing himself to make small talk with me.
我有一种感觉，他在强迫自己和我闲聊。