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

Start off a little small talk, why don't you?
为什么你不开个简单的小话题？
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。
I don't like going to parties because I can't stand small talk.
我不喜欢参加聚会，因为我不能忍受那些寒暄的话。
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。
After some more awkward small talk.
我们尴尬地谈了一会儿后。
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。
Should first eat the small talk.
先把小的吃了再说。
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。
If you make small talk with strangers, be positive and pleasant.
和陌生人聊天时，要态度积极、令人愉快。
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。