| 释义 |
ru·mour /ˈruːmə(r)/ n. | vt.
I n.
1. 谣言，谣传；传闻，传说
a rumour of war 要打仗的谣言
Various rumours about him are going around. 到处流传着有关他的种种流言蜚语。
Rumour has it (或 Rumour says, There is a rumour) that ... 据谣传…
2. 咕哝，喃喃低语
3. 〈古〉名誉，名声
4. 〈古〉喧嚷，吵闹声
II vt.
[常用被动语态]谣传；传说
It is rumoured that ... 谣传…(或：听说…)
He is rumoured to have escaped. 据说他已逃脱了。
[< OFr rumor great uproar < L: common talk, noise] |