单词 | idle talk |
释义 | idle talk (once / 20309 pages) n WORD FAMILY idle talk: idle talks USAGE EXAMPLES"Except when it rains or snows, it's a lot easier to walk on than before" is lazy, idle talk. New York Times(Sep 22, 2016) “Idle talk” in these contexts is closely connected with gossip, but the term “idleness” suggests it’s a conversation’s very triviality that turns it toxic. Slate(Feb 25, 2016) First some distraction: idle talk of going “down to the weald” to talk to ironmasters. New York Times(May 03, 2015) n idle or foolish and irrelevant talk Syn|Hyper blether, chin music, prate, prattle cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak noisy talk |
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