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shoot the breeze

/ʃuːt ðə briːz/
phrase★中级— 闲聊◆成语
◆ 真正含义
指在轻松、随意的氛围中闲聊,通常没有明确目的,强调社交放松的功能。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思为'射击微风',即对着微风开枪。
字面拆解
shoot射击+the breeze微风
◇ 意境
想象有人拿着枪对着微风开火,子弹轻轻飘走——象征话题随意抛出后自然消散,营造轻松氛围。
◈ 使用场景
两位老友在公园长椅上坐下,没有特别目的地聊起近况、天气或往事,这就是典型的'shoot the breeze'。
◉ 文化注释
该短语在美式英语中常见,体现美国人对轻松社交的重视。与中文的'侃大山'或'神侃'文化类似,但'侃大山'更强调夸张或调侃的成分。
非正式

随意且轻松地闲聊,通常没有特定目的,用于放松或社交。

After work, we often shoot the breeze at the coffee shop.

下班后,我们常去咖啡店闲聊几句。

They were just shooting the breeze about the weather when I walked in.

我进去时,他们正在闲聊天气。

💡

常用于朋友间或轻松的社交场合,强调随意性。

搭配

shoot the breeze with someone与某人闲聊just shooting the breeze只是随便聊聊

同义词

chattalkgossipchew the fat

反义词

have a serious conversationfocus on work

相关短语

chew the fat成语
闲聊
pass the time of day短语
寒暄几句
make small talk短语
寒暄

💡专业提示

记忆技巧

将'shoot'想象为'随意抛出话题','breeze'想象为'轻松的氛围',联想成'随意抛出话题营造轻松氛围',即为闲聊。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

适用于朋友间、同事间或陌生人之间的轻松交谈,切忌在需要严肃讨论的场合使用。

📖词源

起源于20世纪初的美国英语,原指在微风中闲坐闲聊。'Shoot'在此处可能源于古英语'sceotan'(射击、抛出),引申为随意抛出话题;'breeze'指轻松愉快的交谈氛围。

📝用法说明

多用于非正式场合,避免在正式或专业对话中使用。

单词拆解

shoot
随意抛出(话题)
verb
+
the breeze
轻松氛围
noun phrase
英汉词典

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