gossip - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

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B2 [ S or U ] conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true（有关别人隐私的）流言蜚语，闲言碎语，闲聊

Her letter was full of gossip.她信里讲的都是些闲言碎语。

I don't like all this idle gossip.我讨厌这些无聊的流言蜚语。

I've got some juicy gossip for you.我有些特别有趣的小道消息告诉你。

Have you heard the (latest) gossip?你听到（最近流传的）那些闲言碎语了吗？

UK Jane and Lyn sat in the kitchen having a good gossip about their friends.简和琳恩坐在厨房里大聊特聊自己的那帮朋友。

[ C ] disapproving also gossipmonger someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives爱说长道短的人；喜欢散布流言蜚语的人

She's a terrible gossip.她是个很要命的长舌妇。

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I've just been talking to the girls downstairs and I've got some delicious gossip.

Some magazines contain nothing but scandal and gossip.

She always keeps me up to date with the latest gossip.

There's a lot of gossip about me going around. What have you been saying?

Let's go for a coffee - I need to catch up on all the gossip.

B2 to talk about other people's private lives（对别人的隐私）说长道短，传播流言蜚语

Stop gossiping and do your work.别再闲扯了，继续干点活去。

People have started to gossip about us.人们已经开始说我们的闲话了。

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She's been gossiping and hasn't done a stroke of work all morning.

Janet spends hours gossiping on the phone.

I wouldn't tell her your secrets - you know how she likes to gossip.

It's not only the women around here who like to gossip, you know!

The old folk sit gossiping in the village square for most of the morning.