tete-a-tete

英

美 [tɛt ə tɛt]

n.  两人密谈; 两人私语; 促膝谈心

牛津词典

noun

• 两人密谈；两人私语；促膝谈心
  a private conversation between two people

英英释义

noun

• small sofa that seats two people
  Synonym:love seatloveseatvis-a-vis
• a private conversation between two people

adj

• involving two persons
  1. a tete-a-tete supper
  2. a head-to-head conversation
  Synonym:head-to-head

双语例句

• Sitting next to one another in a booth, rather than across from each other at a table, is another seductive way to encourage a little tete-a-tete.
  用餐时彼此挨着坐，而不要两个人隔着桌子坐，这是另一种鼓励亲密交谈的诱人的方式。
• The tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme.
  促膝谈心是件非常雅致的事情。
• Maybe bring him in for a tete-a-tete.
  或者可以带他来面对面。
• Don't mean to break up this tete-a-tete, just wanted to introduce myself.
  我并不是想打断你们的对话，只是想介绍我自己。