light informal conversation for social occasions同义词:chitchat, small talk, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie
例句
Colin should make a good salesman; he's got the gift of the gab and persistence.科林应该能成为一名出色的推销员,他伶牙俐齿而且很毅力。
Stop your gab!别闲聊了!
They've been gabbing (away) on the phone for nearly an hour.他们通过电话聊天已经快一小时了。
详细解释
gab v.intr.(不及物动词)gabbed,gab.bing,gabs To talk idly or incessantly, as about trivial matters.闲聊:如关于小事的空谈或唠叨n.(名词)Idle talk; chatter.闲聊;喋喋不休 来源:Middle English gabben [to scoff, speak foolishly] 中古英语 gabben [嘲笑地说,愚蠢地说] from Old Norse gabba [to scoff] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 gabba [嘲笑地说] 【引伸】 gab.ber n.(名词)