gossip
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈgɒsɪp'gɒsɪp]
- 美式音标 [ˈɡɑː.səp]
- 国际音标 ['ɡɔsip]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 小道傳聞;隨筆;愛說長道短的人
- vi. 閑聊;傳播流言蜚語
词源解说
- 直接源自古英語的godsibb:God (神) + sibb (親慼),意爲教父或教母。
词根记忆
- 美國電眡劇GossipGirl《緋聞女孩》
- “告訴不”→這種流言還是不要告訴她的好→流言
英汉例句
- It's common gossip that they're having an affair.
大家都說他們之間關系曖昧。 - She can spend a whole day gossiping with her neighbors.
她能一整天都跟鄰居們說長道短。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)
词组短语
- believe the gossip 聽信流言
- spread gossip 散佈流言
- friendly gossip 友好的閑聊
- common gossip 大家議論的話題
- silly gossip 愚蠢的閑話
- gossip about sb 關於某人的閑話
- gossip garrulously 無休止地閑聊
- gossip about 〔of〕 說某人的閑話,聊天
- BEAUTY GOSSIP 美容話題
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
形容詞+~
~+介詞
用作動詞 (v.)
~+副詞
短語
英英字典
- conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true
- to talk about other people's private lives
- Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs.
- If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip.
- If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 流言傳播協議
- 八卦
- 閑談