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词汇 old talk
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Definition of old talk in English:

old talk

noun
mass nounWest Indian
  • 1Small talk; chatter.

    闲谈;聊天

    they would start big old talk with the travellers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then we got into this whole old talk about ministers with ‘no respect for time or the people.’
    • When he arrives he finds an assortment of cabinet members there gathered, putting down some drinks and engaging in old talk.
    1. 1.1 Empty or insincere talk.
      空话;泛泛而谈
      the old talk and empty promises by the politicians

      政客们的陈词滥调和空洞的承诺。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • All this old talk about building new roads will take years and years and we will have already reached gridlock with nowhere to go.
      • Let us face it, Vision 2020 has been a massive diversionary ploy and a con and says more about our propensity for old talk than anything else.
      • The fact that a government minister can defend the ridiculous amount of money spent on advertising by saying they cannot trust the Opposition is indeed remarkable, for what is advertising if not old talk?
      • But don't let all that spiritual old talk fool you.
      • Once again the old talk and smoke screens appear.
      • In my view, we are really a spineless lot of self-seekers, with little motive for nation building, and an abundance of old talk.
      • L' anse Mitan residents can breathe a sigh of relief, because talk of a marina planned at Dhein's Bay is just old talk.
verb
[no object]West Indian
  • Engage in chatter or insincere talk.

    空话;泛泛而谈

    sometimes when we old-talking so I does wonder about the boys
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