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

Engage in small talk with company representatives, but avoid controversial topics.
和公司代表小谈，但是回避有争议的问题。
They exchange small talk and gossip.
他们会闲聊，交流八卦消息。
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。
Well, enough small talk. I'm in Los angeles.
嗯，寒暄够了，我在洛杉矶。
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。
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。
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。
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。
We had a small talk.
我们闲聊一会儿。
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。