conversation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən/
A1 交谈，谈话，对话
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information is exchanged
She had a strange conversation with the man who moved in upstairs. 她跟搬到楼上的那个家伙进行了一次奇怪的交谈。
It's impossible to hold/carry on a conversation with all this noise going on! 周围这么吵根本无法谈话！
I struck up (= started) an interesting conversation with your uncle. 我跟你叔叔挺有兴趣地攀谈起来。
Because of television, many people have lost the art of conversation (= talking to each other). 由于电视的缘故，许多人变得不善于与他人交谈了。
Whenever I'm in a social situation with my boss, we seem to run out of conversation (= things to say to each other) after two minutes! 每次在社交场合跟老板在一起，两分钟过后我们好像就无话可说了。
- More examples
- She fell into a conversation with a man at the bar.
- There are certain topics of conversation that are not suitable for polite society.
- She completely monopolized the conversation at lunch.
- Brother Michael and Brother John were deep in conversation.
- I wish Dad would stop listening in on my phone conversations.
Idiom
make conversationidiom 没话找话，说应酬话
to say things to someone who you do not know well, in order to be polite
I was just trying to make conversation. 我只是尽力说些应酬话。