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？
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。
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。
Well, enough small talk. I'm in Los angeles.
嗯，寒暄够了，我在洛杉矶。
Should first eat the small talk.
先把小的吃了再说。
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。
If the potential friend responds warmly and you believe you are both enjoying the small talk, you may want to take another step.
如果这个潜在的朋友对你进行了热情的回应，那么你就能相信你们都在享受这个简短的交谈，这时你就可以进行下一步了。
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。
They exchange small talk and gossip.
他们会闲聊，交流八卦消息。
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。