gossip

['gɔsip]

n.流言蜚语, 爱说长道短的人, 闲话
vi.散播(流言蜚语)

n.

1. 闲话, 聊天; 流言蜚语[C][U]

She had a gossip with her neighbor.

她与邻居闲聊了一会。

2. (报刊上有关个人隐私等的)社会新闻, 小道传闻[U]

3. 爱传流言蜚语的人; 爱说长道短的人[C]

Don't tell her anything. She is a gossip.

什么也不要告诉她。她爱搬弄是非。

vi.

闲聊; 传播流言蜚语[(+about)]

It's getting late. I mustn't stay gossiping with you any longer.

时间不早了, 我不能和你再闲聊下去了。

词形变化

形容词: gossipy | 名词: gos-siper | 动词过去式: gossiped | 动词过去分词: gossiped | 动词现在分词: gossiping | 动词第三人称单数: gossips |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.聊天

chat  talk  prattle  tattle  

同义参见:

busybody  cat  hearsay  dirt  rumor  buzz  

英英释义

名词 gossip:

light informal conversation for social occasions

同义词：chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie

a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

同义词：comment, scuttlebutt

a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

同义词：gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger

动词 gossip:

wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

同义词：dish the dirt

talk socially without exchanging too much information

同义词：chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, jaw, claver, visit

补充

gossipgossip英:[ˈɡɔsip] 美:[ˈɡɑsəp]n.1.流言, 闲话It's common gossip that they're having an affair.大家都说他们之间关系暧昧。2.爱拨弄是非的人You're nothing but an old gossip!你这个专门搬弄是非的老家伙！3.闲谈, 聊天She had a good gossip with a neighbour over the garden fence.她隔着花园篱笆和邻居聊了很久。vi.1.传播流言, 说长道短She can spend a whole day gossiping with her neighbours.她能一整天都跟邻居们说长道短。

例句

1. They enjoy spreading scandal and gossip about their colleagues.他们喜欢散布关于同事的丑闻和流言。 2. Tell me the gossip!给我说点八卦传言！ 3. Their children aren't old enough to understand the salacious gossip about their father.他们的孩子还不够大, 不能理解那些关于他们父亲的下流传言。 4. There's been a lot of gossip about it.关于这件事有过很多流言。 5. There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence.关于他缺席的原因有许多闲话。 6. a shameless piece of tabloid gossip一则无耻的小报传言 7. What he really enjoys is a good gossip.他真正喜欢的是说三道四。 8. I phoned up Mum for a gossip.我给妈妈打电话闲聊了一通。 9. Don't you like a good gossip?你不想好好聊一聊吗？ 10. He was a vicious gossip.他爱讲别人的坏话。 11. She's such a gossip!她真是个长舌妇！ 12. I mustn't stay gossiping any longer.我不能再闲聊下去了。 13. We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night.我们说说吵吵, 一直聊到天黑。 14. They were always gossiping.他们老是在说长道短。 15. She was far too busy to gossip with her neighbours.她太忙了, 没工夫跟邻居闲聊。 16. Eva gossiped with Sarah.伊娃和萨拉闲聊。 17. Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.莉莉怀特太太从不说三道四。 18. We don't think twice when gossiping about a neighbour who's having an affair.闲聊一个邻居的风流韵事时, 我们从不思前想后。 19. They gossiped about her when she wasn't there.她不在的时候, 他们对她说三道四。 20. he became the subject of much local gossip.他成为当地人闲聊的话题。 21. she just comes round here for a gossip.她就是到这儿来聊聊天的。 22. 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。 23. Matt phoned me up to tell me the latest gossip.马特打电话告诉我最新的闲言碎语。 24. The two neighbours were having a good gossip over the fence.这两个邻居当时正在隔着篱笆闲聊一番。 25. Have you heard the latest (piece of) gossip about their divorce?你有没有听说最近的有关他们离婚的传闻？ 26. He had been spreading gossip about his coworkers.他以前总是散布同事的是非长短。 27. the latest news and gossip from the entertainment industry娱乐圈的最新消息和花边新闻 28. She writes a gossip column in the paper.她为这份报纸的漫谈专栏写稿。 29. a gossip columnist漫谈专栏作家 30. He's a terrible gossip.他是个很爱说三道四的人。 31. I like having a good gossip now and then.我偶尔喜欢闲聊一番别人的家长里短。 32. a gossipy magazine/writer八卦杂志/作者 33. They spent the afternoon gossiping on the phone.他们打电话闲聊了一个下午。 34. They often gossip with each other about their neighbors.他们常常彼此说自己邻居的闲话。 35. a malicious gossiper恶毒的长舌妇