grapevine

英 [ˈɡreɪpvaɪn]

美 [ˈɡreɪpvaɪn]

n.  小道消息; 传闻

复数：grapevines　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18814 / COCA.17269

习惯用语

n.

on/through the grapevine
• 小道消息；传闻
  by talking in an informal way to other people
• I heard on the grapevine that you're leaving.
  我听小道消息说你要离开。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 小道消息;传闻
  If you hear or learn somethingon the grapevine, you hear it or learn it in casual conversation with other people.
  1. He'd doubtless heard rumours on the grapevine...
     他无疑是听到了小道消息。
  2. I had heard through the grapevine that he was quite critical of what we were doing.
     我听到有传言说他对我们在做的工作非常不满。
• 葡萄藤
  Agrapevineis a climbing plant on which grapes grow.

英英释义

noun

• gossip spread by spoken communication
  1. the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
  Synonym:pipelineword of mouth
• any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
  Synonym:grapegrape vine

双语例句

• Some of the most exciting information comes by way of the grapevine.
  有些最令人激动的消息是通过小道的方式得来的。
• Effects of different foliar fertilizers on fruit quality and storage nutrient of Cabernet Sauvignon grapevine
  不同叶面肥对赤霞珠葡萄果实品质及树体贮藏养分的影响
• He'd doubtless heard rumours on the grapevine
  他无疑是听到了小道消息。
• I've heard it through the grapevine.
  我是从内部听到的消息。
• They were told to desist from spreading grapevine news.
  已告诉他们停止散布小道消息。
• I heard about your success through the office grapevine.
  我透过办公室的内线管道听说了你的成功。
• People said they looked like a grapevine.
  人们说电报线看起来像葡萄藤。
• Of course, it does not mean he heard the news by putting his ear to a grapevine!
  当然，并不是说，把耳朵贴在葡萄藤上才听到这个消息的！
• Studies on the Nitrogen Metabolism in the Process of Dormancy and Germinating of Grapevine
  葡萄休眠和萌发过程中氮素代谢的研究
• People tend to believe what they hear through the grapevine even if they have evidence to the contrary.
  即使手中已经有了和谣传相反的证据，人们也更愿意相信他们通过小道消息获得的信息。