chitchat
英 [ˈtʃɪttʃæt]
美 [ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt]
n. 闲聊; 聊天
vi. 闲谈
现在分词：chitchatting 过去式：chitchatted 第三人称单数：chitchats 过去分词：chitchatted
COCA.22764
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 闲聊;聊天
Chit-chatis informal talk about things that are not very important.- Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull.
我没当母亲，所以觉得那样的闲谈无聊透顶。
- Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull.
英英释义
noun
- light informal conversation for social occasions
verb
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
双语例句
- During a lunch break, he and the buyer passed the time with some chitchat.
午饭休息时间，他与顾客谈天闲聊以消磨时间。 - Gerstner isn't one for chitchat& or the finer points of corporate etiquette. Pats on the back aren't his style, either.
Gerstner不是一个闲谈的人，也不是一个公众礼节完善的人，轻拍后背也不是他的风格。 - Chances are, neither of you wants to get bogged down in endless chitchat.
你们两人肯定都不想陷入没完没了的闲谈中。 - Time spent on Facebook, however, is not just idle chitchat between friends, because the architecture of the place lends itself so easily to voyeurism and exhibitionism.
不过，在Facebook度过的时间，不仅仅是朋友间的闲聊，因为该网站的结构可以轻松地被窥淫癖和暴露癖者利用。 - The members were enjoying a bit of chitchat when the gavel sounded.
大家正在闲聊的时候，主席的槌响了。 - She angled her column of chitchat towards teen-agers.
她的闲话专栏着眼于青少年。 - Not even the most dedicated person is immune to the temptation of occasional chitchat.
即使是最专注的人也禁不起偶尔聊天的诱惑。 - Work relationships are not governed by the same rules as friendships, so do not feel bad if your colleagues do not want to chitchat or are not particularly warm towards you, said Zhang.
工作关系与朋友关系，处事原则各不相同。所以，如果同事不愿跟你聊天或者并没有特别热情地带你，请不要沮丧。 - The Judge was not one for small talk, hated gossip and idle chitchat, whether written or a spoken.
不管是写信，还是言谈，法官都不是个喜欢说闲话，他讨厌流言蜚语和琐碎的乱侃。 - With such meaty topics to discuss, there is little time for chitchat.
由于要讨论的话题如此之多，我们没有多少时间闲聊。