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

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。
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。
They exchange small talk and gossip.
他们会闲聊，交流八卦消息。
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。
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。
Start off a little small talk, why don't you?
为什么你不开个简单的小话题？
I made some small talk before asking her out.
约她出去之前，我和她聊了点家常。
After some more awkward small talk.
我们尴尬地谈了一会儿后。
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。
There's a lot of small talk going around this town.
有许多闲话在这个镇上流传。