释义 |
old talkWest Indian noun [mass noun]1Small talk; chatter: they would start big old talk with the travellers...- 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.
1.1Empty or insincere talk: the old talk and empty promises by the politicians...- 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.
- 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.
verb (old-talk) [no object]Engage in chatter or insincere talk: sometimes when we old-talking so I does wonder about the boys |