chitchat

Before the meeting started, we had some friendly chitchat about the weekend.

会议开始前，我们聊了聊周末的事，气氛很轻松。

用法提示：chitchat 作名词，意为“轻松的闲聊”，此处用作 had 的宾语。

There was a lot of chitchat at the party before the music began.

音乐开始前，派对上有不少闲聊。

用法提示：chitchat 是不可数名词，用于 There was 结构中，表示“闲聊”。

She enjoys a little chitchat with her coworkers during lunch.

她喜欢午餐时和同事聊几句闲天。

用法提示：chitchat 作名词，前面用 a little 修饰，表示“少量闲聊”。