mass noun
1- casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details which are not confirmed as being true（关于他人的）闲聊; 无拘束的谈话（尤指有关细节未经证实的）：
he became the subject of much local gossip.
他成为当地人闲聊的话题。
1.1
- in sing. a conversation about such matters闲聊, 聊天：
she just comes round here for a gossip.
她就是到这儿来聊聊天的。
1.2
- count noun chiefly derogatory a person who likes talking about other people's private lives〈主贬〉爱谈论别人私生活的人。
gossiped, gossiping
no obj. engage in gossip闲聊, 聊天：they would start gossiping about her as soon as she left.
她一转身, 他们就开始说她的闲话。
派生词
gossiper
noungossipy
adjective词源
late Old English godsibb,'godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor', literally 'a person related to one in God', from god 'God' + sibb 'a relative' （see SIB）. In Middle English the sense was 'a close friend, a person with whom one gossips', hence 'a person who gossips', later （early 19th cent.） 'idle talk' （from the verb, which dates from the early 17th cent.）.