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con.vers.a.tionHkBn7vE5seI7F[n, $.kB:n7vL-n(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered and news and information are exchanged交谈，会谈，谈话I had an interesting conversation with the bloke who lives in the flat below us this morning. [C]今天早上我和住在我下面的那个家伙进行了一次有趣的交谈。We were trying to hold/carry on a conversation but with all this noise going on it was impossible! [C]我们想进行一次谈话，但有这些噪音在根本做不到!I'm afraid my attempts to strike up (a) conversation with (=start talking to) the exotic-looking man in black came to nothing! [C/U]我想和那个穿着黑衣服、看起来像外国人的人搭话，怕是不会成功。He said that because they watch so much television, many people have lost the art of conversation (=talk-ing to each other). [U]他说许多人由于电视看得太多而变得不善辞令了。Every time I've found myself in a social situation with my boss we seem to have run out of conversation (=things to say to each other) after two minutes! [U]我发觉每次和上司在社交场合时，两分钟过后我们就无话可说了。If you make conversation, you try to think of things to say to someone whom you do not know very well because it is polite to do so in that particular situation.没话找话，说应酬话I hate it when you're left alone at a party with a complete stranger and you've got to make conversation. [U]我讨厌在晚会中和一个完全陌生的人单独在一起时不得不没话找话。A conversation stopper is a remark which stops the natural flow of the conversation because it is unexpected and in some way causes embarrassment or shock.煞风景的话When she told us her son was in prison, it was a real conversation stopper.她告诉我们她儿子在坐牢，这实在煞风景。A conversation piece is an unusual object which causes people to start talking.话题，谈资Her collection of Victorian dolls provided a conversation piece for her guests.她收集的维多利亚时期的玩偶成为宾客们的话题。 Meeting someone, Phrases and customs
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