talking shop

英 [ˈtɔːkɪŋ ʃɒp]

美 [ˈtɔːkɪŋ ʃɑːp]

n.  (只讨论而无行动的)清谈俱乐部

牛津词典

noun

• （只讨论而无行动的）清谈俱乐部
  a place where there is a lot of discussion and argument but no action is taken

柯林斯词典

• (只说不做的)清谈会;清谈委员会
  If you say that a conference or a committee is just atalking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.

双语例句

• If you hang around with colleagues all the time you just end up talking shop.
  如果整天和同事泡在一起的话，你最终就会变得开口闭口都是工作。
• Lily and Li Lei are drinking coffee and talking at a coffee shop.
  莉莉和李雷在咖啡店边喝咖啡边谈。
• Just what the world needs: another talking shop.
  这正是世界所需要的：又一个清谈俱乐部。
• Two chemists were talking shop, and I hardly understood a word they said.
  两位化学家在谈论他们本行的事，他们的话我一句也听不懂。
• The WEF may only be a talking shop for this glittering cast, but during a worldwide economic crisis, good lines of communication between countries and between States and businesses are essential.
  世界经济论坛或许不过是这些耀眼人物的一次清谈会，但在全球经济陷入危机之际，国家间及政府和企业间良好的交流方式至关重要。
• He is always talking shop.
  他老是三句话不离本行。
• When he rolled into the department's common room one morning last month, his students were talking shop around low tables.
  上月的一天上午，霍金驾着轮椅到了系的公共休息室，他的学生们正围在一张张矮桌子谈论着本行的一些事情。
• It's a dialogue between two people talking about the bad customer service they received at a coffee house ( or a coffee shop) that they went to.
  这是两个人之间的对话，谈论他们在一家咖啡厅接受的糟糕的服务。
• Sceptics dismiss the dialogue as a talking shop. But it is infinitely better than not talking.
  怀疑论者认为，中美对话只不过是清谈。但谈比不谈要好很多。
• I hate anyone talking shop at a party.
  我受不了在社交聚会上听人谈生意经。