talking shop

美 　英

• n.（只討論而無行動的）清談俱樂部
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)無實權(quán)的委員會；清談會議；清談館

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

na.	1. 〈英〉空談俱樂部

英英解釋

n.	1. a place where people discuss matters but take no meaningful action, or a group of people who talk prolifically but do nothing 2. an organization or meeting in which people talk too much and achieve nothing

例句

Everybody talking shop. Always trying to sell you jewelry. Then I heard your name and found out you were just one of us.

每個人都在談購物，老是推銷珠寶，然后我聽說你的大名，接著發(fā)現(xiàn)你也是我們的一員。

Such a dramatic expansion could easily undermine the council's value as an important talking shop for major powers.

這種戲劇性的擴張可能很容易破壞安理會作為主要強國重要談判場所的價值。

To begin with, America was among those who dismissed the new outfit as a talking shop, particularly since the likes of Myanmar were invited.

首先，美國是屬于那些解散了作為清談場的機構(gòu)的國家，特別是自從諸如緬甸之類的國家被邀請以來。

But none of the 'stans has become a member of the Council of Europe (another talking shop and human-rights guardian, based in Strasbourg).

但在歐洲議會（另一個茶話會，總部位于斯特拉斯堡，同時也負有保護人權(quán)的責任）中，五個斯坦國都還沒有一席之地。

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，霍金駕著輪椅到了系的公共休息室，他的學(xué)生們正圍在一張張矮桌子談?wù)?/s>著本行的一些事情。

Optimists hoped it could become something all too rare in international economic diplomacy: a talking-shop worth having.

樂觀者希望G20能夠在國際經(jīng)濟外交中變得鶴立雞群：值得存在的空談俱樂部。

But Mr Jessop said investors generally regarded the G20 as a talking shop, with little influence on governments' decisions.

但杰瑟普表示，投資者通常將G20視為一個清談俱樂部，該組織對政府決策沒有多少影響力。

mainly as a research project and talking-shop, but is fast becoming a decision-making body.

起初只是類似一項研究工程和只議不決的清談組織，但隨后快速發(fā)展成為了一個決策機構(gòu)。

And an occasional talking shop is useful for donors to compare projects and see which work best.

偶爾清談可以讓捐助方比較各計劃并了解哪一種最有效。

Those who see the UN as a mere talking-shop should remember that its first meeting on AIDS launched the Global Fund.

那些視聯(lián)合國僅為一個聊天室的人們應(yīng)不會忘記，聯(lián)合國在討論艾滋病的首次會議上啟動了全球基金組織。

Little wonder that critics have long dismissed Asean as a talking shop.

難怪長期以來，批評人士一直將東盟視為一個清談俱樂部（talkingshop）。

The UN is a useful talking shop, but it does not get much done.

聯(lián)合國雖然是一個“有用的清談俱樂部”，但做得太少。

HuffPo, as it is known, is a mighty force in America, where it functions as a combination of news ticker and liberal talking-shop.

哈分特郵報（HuffPo是人們所熟知的簡稱）在美國有巨大的勢力，將新聞播報和自由的清談俱樂部結(jié)合起來運作。

The Union for the Mediterranean, a failed talking shop, needs to reform.

地中海聯(lián)盟，這個失敗的清談俱樂部需要改革。

But some conservationists fear it is already too late and the summit will be another talking shop that fails to deliver results.

但一些動物保護人士認為這已經(jīng)太晚了，這次峰會將成為又一次的夸夸其談，無法帶來切實結(jié)果。

The G20, which includes these two nations, supplanted the G8 as the world's most influential talking shop.

作為世界上最有影響力的G20峰會替代了之前的G8峰會，而這兩個國家赫然在列。

Just what the world needs: another talking shop.

這正是世界所需要的：又一個清談俱樂部。

You're talking shop. How will you carry out marketing campaigns if we hire you?

你很內(nèi)行。如果我們雇用你的話，你打算如何開始你的市場工作？

the euro group, which includes the finance ministers of the euro zone and Mr Trichet, is an informal talking shop;

成員包括歐元區(qū)財長和特里謝先生的所謂“歐元小組”，只是一個非正式的清談沙龍；

Finally, a talking-shop worth having

最終，空談俱樂部值得存在