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单词 gossip
释义
gossip
gɒsɪp ˈgɑsəp
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense gossips, present participle gossiping, past tense , past participle gossiped
1 N-UNCOUNT 流言蜚语;小道消息;闲话 Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs. 流言蜚语;小道消息;闲话
  • He spent the first hour talking gossip.

    他头一个小时都在闲聊。

  • There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence.

    关于他缺席的原因有很多传言。

  • Don't you like a good gossip?

    你不想好好地聊聊吗?

SYN idle talk, scandal, hearsay, tittle-tattle
2 V-RECIP 闲聊;说长道短 If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip . 闲聊;说长道短
  • We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night. [VERB]

    我们交谈着,争论着,闲聊着,一直持续到晚上。

  • Eva gossiped with Sarah. [VERB + with]

    伊娃与萨拉在闲聊。

  • Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped. [VERB]

    利利怀特夫人从来不说长道短。

SYN chat, chatter, blather, schmooze [slang]
3 N-COUNT 爱说长道短的人 If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others. 爱说长道短的人 [disapproval]
  • He was a vicious gossip.

    他总是喜欢说别人的坏话。

SYN busybody, babbler, prattler, chatterbox [informal]
Quotations
There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray
Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those that diffuse it; it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker George Eliot Daniel Deronda
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