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have a chin wag with sb about sth
常用于非正式场合，表示轻松的长谈。
We had a good chin wag about the old days.
我们好好地闲谈了一番往事。
闲谈
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闲谈
chat; idle talk
We had a good chin wag about the old days.
我们好好地闲谈了一番往事。
We had a good chin wagging over coffee this morning.
今天早上我们喝咖啡时好好地闲聊了一番。
The neighbors stood at the fence for a long chin wagging about the weather.
邻居们站在栅栏边就天气闲聊了很久。
She enjoys a quick chin wagging with her coworkers during the break.
她喜欢休息时和同事快速闲聊几句。
常用于非正式场合，表示轻松的长谈。
We had a good chin wag about the old days.
我们好好地闲谈了一番往事。
作名词短语，指闲谈这件事。
Chin wagging is my grandmother's favorite pastime.
闲谈是我祖母最喜欢的消遣。
Not this
They are chin wagging in the office.
Use this
They are having a chin wag in the office.
Chin wagging 是名词短语，不能直接用作动词；英语中常用 'have a chin wag' 表示闲谈。
Not this
He does chin wagging exercises every morning.
Use this
He enjoys chin wagging with his friends every morning.
Chin wagging 意为闲谈，非字面下巴运动；动词搭配应为 'do chin wagging' 或 'enjoy chin wagging'，但更自然的是用动词短语 'have a chin wag'。
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