rumour

/ˈruːmə(r)/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
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谣言；传闻

释义与例句

n. 谣言；传闻
a piece of information or a story that people talk about but that may not be true
  1. A rumour about the missing painting spread quickly through the village.
    关于那幅失踪画作的传闻很快在村里传开了。
  2. She refused to comment on the rumour that she was leaving the company.
    她拒绝对自己即将离开公司的传闻发表评论。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Several rumours circulated online before the official announcement.
    官方宣布之前，网上流传着好几条谣言。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 rumour 是英式拼写，美式拼作 rumor；可数，常用 a rumour that...，谣言传播用 spread a rumour。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • rumoured 传闻的；据传的
    形容词，常用 be rumoured to do 或 it is rumoured that... 表示“据传”。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • gossip 闲话；流言蜚语
    rumour 指未经证实、可能广泛传播的消息，可数，常用 a rumour that...；gossip 指关于他人私生活的闲聊或流言，通常不可数。正误对比：start a rumour（散布谣言，正确）／start a gossip（错误，gossip 通常不可数，应说 spread gossip）。
    Office gossip made her reluctant to trust her colleagues. 办公室里的闲言碎语让她不愿信任同事。
常见搭配
  • spread a rumour 散布谣言
    It is unfair to spread a rumour without evidence. 没有证据就散布谣言是不公平的。
  • a rumour that 关于……的传闻
    There is a rumour that the concert will be cancelled. 有传闻说这场音乐会将取消。
  • deny the rumour 否认传闻
    The actress denied the rumour that she had married secretly. 这位女演员否认了自己秘密结婚的传闻。