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make small talk
I find it hard to make small talk at parties.
我觉得在派对上很难进行闲聊。
闲聊；寒暄
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闲聊；寒暄
casual conversation about ordinary or unimportant topics
I find it hard to make small talk at parties.
我觉得在派对上很难进行闲聊。
闲聊,通常在社交场合出于礼貌进行的无关紧要的话题
Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.
We made some small talk while waiting for the bus.
我们在等公交车时闲聊了几句。
She is good at small talk at parties.
她在聚会上很擅长寒暄。
I don't enjoy small talk with strangers.
我不喜欢和陌生人闲聊。
I find it hard to make small talk at parties.
我觉得在派对上很难进行闲聊。
They engaged in small talk while waiting for the bus.
他们在等公交车时进行了一些闲聊。
常用结构，谈论具体话题。
We had some small talk about the weather.
我们闲聊了一下天气。
Not this
I want to make a small talk with you.
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I want to make small talk with you.
small talk 是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 a。正确搭配是 make small talk，不加冠词。
Not this
We talked small talk for a while.
Use this
We made small talk for a while.
动词 talk 不能直接与 small talk 搭配，固定搭配是 make small talk，表示进行闲聊。
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不可数名词，常与make, engage in等动词搭配
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