[N-COUNT 可数名词]交谈；谈话；会话 If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him...
他是一个健谈的人，于是我开始和他攀谈起来。
I waited for her to finish a telephone conversation.
我等着她打完电话。
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[PHRASE 短语]正在谈话；正在交谈 If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
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When I arrived I found her in conversation with Mrs Williams.
我到的时候，发现她正在和威廉斯夫人谈话。
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[PHRASE 短语]搭话；找话说；说应酬话 If you make conversation, you talk to someone in order to be polite and not because you really want to.
[V inflects]
He had been trying to make conversation.
他一直在尽量找话说。
Oxford
con·ver·sa·tion★/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn; NAmEˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn/noun[countable , uncountable ]conversation(with sb) (about sth) an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way （非正式）交谈，谈话◆a telephone conversation电话交谈◆I had a long conversation with her the other day.前几天我与她作了一次长谈。◆The main topic of conversationwas the likely outcome of the election. 谈话的主题是选举可能产生的结果。◆Don was deep in conversationwith the girl on his right. 唐与他右边的女孩在专心交谈。◆( BrE) to get into conversationwith sb 开始与某人攀谈◆( NAmE) to get into a conversationwith sb 开始与某人攀谈◆The conversation turned to gardening.话题转到了园艺上。◆I tried to make conversation(= to speak in order to appear polite).我设法找些话题。☞synonyms at
[countable, uncountable] an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts: a telephone conversation Children quickly get bored by adult conversation.conversation with a short conversation with the teacherconversation about a conversation about family and friends They had a short conversation in German and seemed to be disagreeing about something. It’s impossible to carry on a conversation with all this noise in the background. ‘Did you have a good journey?’ he said, trying to make conversation. He was silent, no matter how hard Sofia tried to engage him in conversation. After a while, the conversation turned to a friend’s coming wedding. They were deep in conversation, relaxed and smiling. He could hear snatches of conversation from across the room.THESAURUSconversation noun [countable, uncountable] an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts: · I was having a conversation with a friend the other day.· Conversation wasn’t easy because of all the noise.· He overheard our conversation about the children.discussion noun [countable, uncountable] a conversation about something important: · There was a lot of discussion about where the money was going to come from.· The two companies have been having discussions about a possible takeover.talk noun [countable] a long conversation, especially about a problem or about what you plan to do: · We had a long talk about our relationship.chat noun [countable] especially British English an informal friendly conversation: · I’ve just had a chat with Vinnie.natter noun [singular] British English informal a conversation with a friend about unimportant things: · Mary and Jean were having a cup of tea and a natter.gossip noun [singular, uncountable] conversations in which people talk about things they have heard, especially about other people’s private lives, which may well not be true: · She always enjoyed going to friends’ houses and having a gossip.· It’s all just gossip.small talk noun [uncountable] polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects, especially when you do not know someone very well and feel a little nervous: · We stood around making small talk about the weather.banter noun [uncountable] friendly conversation in which people joke with each other and gently make fun of each other: · She enjoyed the friendly banter with her colleagues at the office.
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