英:[ˈsmɔːl tɔːk]
美:[ˈsmɔːl tɔːk]
英:[ˈsmɔːl tɔːk]
美:[ˈsmɔːl tɔːk]
闲谈,聊天;聊天儿;
noun
light or casual conversation : chitchat
The first known use of small talk was in 1650
nightnoun
the time between dusk and dawn when there is no sunlight
nightfall
the darkness of night
smart alecknoun
a person who likes to show off in a clever or witty but annoying way
operatornoun
a person who operates something
the operator of an automobile
a person in charge of a telephone switchboard
order1 of 2verb
to put in order : arrange
ordered the books alphabetically
to give an order to or for order groceries
ordered them to clean their rooms
to command to go or come to a certain place
order troops back to base
to place an order
have you ordered yet?
order2 of 2noun
a group of people united in some way (as by living under the same religious rule or by loyalty to common interests and duties) an order of knighthood
an order of monks
the badge or emblem of such an order
a military medal or award
plural the Christian ministry
in orders
a rank or class in society
the lower orders
class entry 1 sense 3a, kind
emergencies of this order
a category of biological classification ranking above the family and below the class
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another in alphabetical order
the order of the seasons
the established way or arrangement
the old order
regular or harmonious arrangement or a condition having such an arrangement
kept my room in order
the state of things when law or authority is obeyed
restored order after the riot
a certain rule or direction : command
that's an order
a style of building
a type of architectural column with its related parts
good working condition
out of order
a direction to pay money, to buy or sell, or to supply goods or services
goods or items bought or sold
an order of eggs and toast
oxygennoun
a reactive element that is found in water, rocks, and free as a colorless tasteless odorless gas which forms about 21 percent of the atmosphere, that is capable of combining with almost all elements, and that is necessary for life see element
partnernoun
one associated in action with another : colleague
either of a couple who dance together
one of two or more persons who play together in a game against an opposing side
a person with whom one shares an intimate relationship : one member of a couple
a member of a partnership
past1 of 4adjective
ago
10 years past
just gone by
for the past few months
having existed or taken place in a period before the present
past customs
of, relating to, or being a verb tense that in English is usually formed by internal vowel change (as in sang) or by the addition of a suffix (as in laughed) and that expresses time gone by
no longer serving
a past president
past2 of 4preposition
beyond entry 2 sense 1 half past ten
past 50 years old
in a course by and then beyond
the road goes past the house
past3 of 4noun
a former time or event
past tense
a verb form in the past tense
a past life or historyespecially: a past life that is secret or questionable
past4 of 4adverb
so as to pass by
a deer ran past
small talknoun
light or informal conversation
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。
2 How do you make small talk with a Briton? Here's a good way: talk about weather.
你如何跟一个英国人谈话? 这里是一个很好的方式: 谈论天气.
3 We stood around making small talk until the guest of honour arrived.
我们站在那里闲聊,直到贵宾到来.
4 The study also found that small talk improves the emotional aspects of staffers’ working lives.
5 Are they examples of successful or unsuccessful small talk?
看闲聊是有成效的还是没有成效的?
6 Usually people start small talk by asking about things like family, work, school or sports.
通常人们以提问的方式开始闲聊,询问诸如家庭啦, 工作啦, 学校啦,体育运动啦,等等.
7 Inevitably we had by then explored every conceivable avenue of small talk.
不消说,到那时,大凡搜肠刮肚能找到的闲聊话题,我们都谈遍了.
8 at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office
9 He mingled freely with other delegates, trying to make small talk and little jokes.
他无拘无束地跟其他代表搞在一起, 试图跟他们随便聊聊、开开玩笑.
10 I've heard that we're going to get a pay rise,but it may be just idle talk.
我听说我们的薪水将增加,不过这可能只是闲扯而已。
11 Start by giving a small talk to a few people.
先开始和几个人聊聊家常.
12 I'm afraid I have no small talk , ie I can't chat about unimportant things.
很抱歉, 我不能聊闲天.
13 Small talk deals with topics superficially , simply for the sake of keeping a conversation going.
可以言不及义, 只为的是有话讲下去.
14 They made small talk while waiting for the meeting to start.
15 I was really just need small talk.
我不过是想随便说点什么.
16 Businesspeople often like to joke around when they make small talk.
商务人士经常喜欢在他们闲聊时开开玩笑.
17 Never feel you he to fill an interview with small talk.
绝对不要觉得自己非得在面试里不停地闲谈.
18 We should not talk away our valuable time.
我们不应该把宝贵的时间消磨在闲谈之中。
19 She loves to have some small talk with the neighbors.
她喜欢与邻居聊家常.
20 Engage in small talk: your business trip, your family and where you live . Order the meal.
涉及到简短的对话包括: 商务旅程 、 您的家庭、住址等.