talking shop

talking shop

美 　英

• n.（只讨论而无行动的）清谈俱乐部
• 网络无实权的委员会；清谈会议；清谈馆

英汉双解

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈英〉空谈俱乐部

英英解释

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.

每个人都在谈购物，老是推销珠宝，然后我听说你的大名，接着发现你也是我们的一员。

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

这种戏剧性的扩张可能很容易破坏安理会作为主要强国重要谈判场所的价值。

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，美国是属于那些解散了作为清谈场的机构的国家，特别是自从诸如缅甸之类的国家被邀请以来。

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

但在欧洲议会（另一个茶话会，总部位于斯特拉斯堡，同时也负有保护人权的责任）中，五个斯坦国都还没有一席之地。

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。

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

乐观者希望G20能够在国际经济外交中变得鹤立鸡群：值得存在的空谈俱乐部。

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，投资者通常将G20视为一个清谈俱乐部，该组织对政府决策没有多少影响力。

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

起初只是类似一项研究工程和只议不决的清谈组织，但随后快速发展成为了一个决策机构。

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

偶尔清谈可以让捐助方比较各计划并了解哪一种最有效。

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

那些视联合国仅为一个聊天室的人们应不会忘记，联合国在讨论艾滋病的首次会议上启动了全球基金组织。

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

难怪长期以来，批评人士一直将东盟视为一个清谈俱乐部（talkingshop）。

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

联合国虽然是一个“有用的清谈俱乐部”，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.

哈分特邮报（HuffPo是人们所熟知的简称）在美国有巨大的势力，将新闻播报和自由的清谈俱乐部结合起来运作。

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

地中海联盟，这个失败的清谈俱乐部需要改革。

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

但一些动物保护人士认为这已经太晚了，这次峰会将成为又一次的夸夸其谈，无法带来切实结果。

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

作为世界上最有影响力的G20峰会替代了之前的G8峰会，而这两个国家赫然在列。

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。

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

你很内行。如果我们雇用你的话，你打算如何开始你的市场工作？

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

成员包括欧元区财长和特里谢先生的所谓“欧元小组”，只是一个非正式的清谈沙龙；

Finally, a talking-shop worth having

最终，空谈俱乐部值得存在