【每日一词】gossip - /ˈgä-səp/ n. 小道传闻;随笔;八卦新闻;爱说长道短的人;流言蜚语,小道消息。
vi. 闲聊;传播流言蜚语;爱说三道四的人;闲聊
Definition:
1 of 2 noun
1a: dialectal British : GODPARENT
1b: COMPANION, CRONY
1c: a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
the worst gossip in town
2a: rumor or report of an intimate nature
spreading gossip about their divorce
2b: a chatty talk
2c: the subject matter of gossip
Their breakup was common gossip.
gossipry - /ˈgä-sə-prē / noun
2 of 2 verb
gossiped; gossiping; gossips
intransitive verb : to relate gossip (see GOSSIP entry 1 sense 2a)
gossiper noun
Synonyms
Noun - circulator,gossiper,gossipmonger,newsmonger,quidnunc,talebearer,tale-teller,telltale,yenta
Verb - blab,dish,talk,tattle,wag
短语
Gossip Girl: 绯闻女孩;绯闻少女;八卦天后;花边教主
Hot Gossip Remix: 鬼马双星
BEAUTY GOSSIP: 美容话题
Gossip Street: 多咀街;多嘴街
a dish of gossip: 闲谈
gossip column: 闲话栏;漫谈随笔;闲话专栏;八卦专栏
a gossip session:一群搬弄是非者
the gossip of the coulisses:后台传闻, 剧坛消息
a juicy morsel of gossip :少许有趣的闲言碎语
Examples of gossip in a Sentence
Noun
He had been spreading gossip about his coworkers.
the latest news and gossip from the entertainment industry
She writes a gossip column in the paper.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The remark, said to have been made during a closed-door meeting last Monday, was first reported by Italian news and gossip site Dagospia and then affirmed by Italian newspapers la Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, which each cited unnamed firsthand sources.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 May 2024
For Braxton, the gossip overshadowing her achievements influenced her choice to become more private.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Verb
The idea behind these groups is to inform people in cities around the country about potential suitors, not to gossip about people.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Having to fire someone is hard enough, but one sure way to show a bad example to your employees is to gossip about the person who was fired.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
双语例句
He loved gossip and scandal.
他喜欢闲话和流言蜚语。
She despised gossip in any form.
她对任何形式的流言飞语都嗤之以鼻。
He spent the first hour talking gossip.
他头一个小时尽在说人闲话。