gossip

/ˈɡɒsɪp/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

闲话；流言蜚语；爱说闲话的人；说闲话；传播流言

释义与例句

n. 闲话；流言蜚语；爱说闲话的人
informal talk about other people's private lives, often unkind or not based on facts
  1. You should not believe every piece of office gossip you hear.
    你不应相信听到的每一条办公室流言。
  2. The magazine is full of gossip about famous actors.
    这本杂志满篇都是关于知名演员的八卦。
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  1. Her neighbours spread gossip without checking whether it was true.
    她的邻居们不核实真假就传播闲话。
v. 说闲话；传播流言
to talk informally about other people's private lives
  1. They spent the afternoon gossiping about their former classmates.
    他们整个下午都在议论以前的同学。
  2. She dislikes people who gossip behind their friends' backs.
    她不喜欢那些在朋友背后说闲话的人。
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  1. The neighbours often gossip over the garden fence.
    邻居们常常隔着花园篱笆闲聊别人。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 gossip 表示“闲话、八卦”时通常不可数；rumour 是可数的“传闻、谣言”，常用 a rumour that...。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • gossipy 爱说闲话的；充满流言的
    可形容喜欢议论他人私事的人，也可形容包含大量私人传闻的文章或谈话。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • rumour 谣言；传闻
    rumour 指未经证实的消息或说法，内容可涉及公共事件；gossip 更常指关于他人私生活的闲聊或流言，带非正式和窥探意味。
    A rumour spread that the company was about to close. 有传闻称这家公司即将关闭。
常见搭配
  • office gossip 办公室流言；职场八卦
    Office gossip can damage trust between colleagues. 办公室流言会破坏同事之间的信任。
  • spread gossip 传播闲话或流言
    He apologised for spreading gossip about his coworker. 他为自己传播关于同事的流言而道歉。
  • gossip about 议论……的私事
    They were gossiping about a couple who lived nearby. 他们正在议论住在附近的一对夫妇。