gossip

英 [ˈɡɒsɪp]

美 [ˈɡɑːsɪp]

n.  流言蜚语; 闲言碎语; 说长道短; 闲聊; 喜欢传播流言蜚语的人; 爱说长道短(或说三道四)的人
v.  传播流言蜚语; 说三道四; 说长道短

现在分词：gossiping　复数：gossips　第三人称单数：gossips　过去式：gossipped　过去分词：gossipped　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6049 / COCA.6861

同义词辨析

gossiptattle【导航词义：说闲话】

牛津词典

noun

• 流言蜚语；闲言碎语
  informal talk or stories about other people's private lives, that may be unkind or not true
  1. Don't believe all the gossip you hear.
     别对那些道听途说都信以为真。
  2. Tell me all the latest gossip !
     把最新的小道消息都讲给我听听吧！
  3. The gossip was that he had lost a fortune on the stock exchange.
     有小道消息说他在股票交易中赔了一大笔钱。
  4. It was common gossip (= everyone said so) that they were having an affair.
     大家议论纷纷说他们之间关系暧昧。
  5. She's a great one for idle gossip (= she enjoys spreading stories about other people that are probably not true) .
     她很喜欢说别人闲话。
• 说长道短；闲聊
  a conversation about other people and their private lives
  1. I love a good gossip.
     我喜欢闲聊天。
• 喜欢传播流言蜚语的人；爱说长道短（或说三道四）的人
  a person who enjoys talking about other people's private lives

verb

• 传播流言蜚语；说三道四；说长道短
  to talk about other people's private lives, often in an unkind way
  1. I can't stand here gossiping all day.
     我不能整天站在这儿闲聊啊。
  2. She's been gossiping about you.
     她一直在说你的闲话。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 流言蜚语；小道消息；闲话
  Gossipis informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs.
  1. He spent the first hour talking gossip...
     他头一个小时都在闲聊。
  2. There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence...
     关于他缺席的原因有很多传言。
  3. Don't you like a good gossip?
     你不想好好地聊聊吗？
• V-RECIP 闲聊；说长道短
  If yougossip withsomeone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two peoplegossip.
  1. We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night...
     我们交谈着，争论着，闲聊着，一直持续到晚上。
  2. Eva gossiped with Sarah...
     伊娃与萨拉在闲聊。
  3. Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.
     利利怀特夫人从来不说长道短。
• N-COUNT 爱说长道短的人
  If you describe someone as agossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
  1. He was a vicious gossip.
     他总是喜欢说别人的坏话。

英英释义

noun

• light informal conversation for social occasions
  Synonym:chitchatchit-chatchit chatsmall talkgabgabfesttittle-tattlechin wagchin-wagchin waggingchin-waggingcauserie
• a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  1. the divorce caused much gossip
  Synonym:commentscuttlebutt
• a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
  Synonym:gossipergossipmongerrumormongerrumourmongernewsmonger

verb

• talk socially without exchanging too much information
  1. the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
  Synonym:chew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulateconfabchitchatchit-chatchatterchaffernatterjawclavervisit
• wag one's tongue
  1. She won't dish the dirt
  Synonym:dish the dirt

双语例句

• Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip.
  她的生活靠了飞短流长才不那么乏味。
• A jealous colleague could spread scandalous gossip about you.
  一个心怀嫉妒的同事可能会散播有关你的丑闻谣言。
• It provided some juicy gossip for a few days.
  这制造了一些非常八卦的流言蜚语，足够说上几天的。
• I met all sorts of people and picked up a good deal of gossip.
  我见到各方面的人，听到许多的街谈巷议。
• She discredited him with ugly gossip.
  她用难听的流言蜚语臭他。
• Gossip had it that she was a bad girl.
  有流言说她是一个不正经的姑娘。
• I don't pay attention to such gossip.
  我才不理那些闲话呢。
• Eva gossiped with Sarah
  伊娃与萨拉在闲聊。
• That might merely have been malicious gossip
  那也许仅仅是些不怀好意的流言蜚语罢了。
• She had a good gossip with a neighbor over the garden fence.
  她隔着花园篱笆和邻居聊了很久。