rumor
US
UK rumor (US), rumour (UK) n: (unverified information)
SC 小道消息 xiǎo dào xiāo xī
SC 道听途说的消息 xiǎo dào xiāo xī，dào tīng tú shuō de xiāo xī
The current rumor is that he's planning to resign next week.
rumor (US), rumour (UK) n: uncountable (gossip)
SC 流言蜚语 liú yán fēi yǔ
TC 流言蜚語
TC 流言蜚語
SC 谣言 liú yán fēi yǔ ，yáo yán
TC 謠言
TC 謠言
Rumor has it that you're expecting another baby.
rumor [sth], rumor that [sth] (US), rumour [sth], rumour that [sth] (UK) vtr: usually passive (spread by rumor)
SC 据传 jù chuán
It is rumoured that a new housing development will be built on the outskirts of town next year.
rumor to do [sth] (US), rumour to do [sth] (UK) v expr: usually passive (report by rumor)
SC 据传要做某事
The actor is rumoured to be in talks with that major studio.
rumor [sb] into [sth] (US), rumour [sb] into [sth] (UK) vtr + prep: often passive (pressure by rumors)
SC 某人因谣言压力陷入
The politician was rumoured into resigning.
rumormonger, gossipmonger (US), rumour-monger, gossip-monger (UK) n: informal (person who spreads gossip)
SC 传播流言者
Don't listen to all those rumour-mongers in the canteen.
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