Here’s an interesting piece of gossip about Mrs Smith.
这里有一则关于史密斯夫人的有趣传闻。
What’s the latest gossip?
最近有些什么传闻?
Do you want to hear some juicy gossip?
你想听些有趣的传闻吗?
She had no time for idle gossip.
她没有时间说长道短。
It was common gossip how he felt about her.
他对她的看法,大家都在议论纷纷。
You miss a lot of office gossip when you have a day off work.
请一天假,你就会错过办公室里的许多小道消息。
On Sundays all the men gather in the square to exchange local gossip.
每到星期天,男人们就聚集在广场上,飞短流长地说一些当地的新闻。
2[countableC usually singular] a conversation in which you exchange information with someone about other people’s lives and things that have happened 闲聊,闲话
Phil’s in there, having a gossip with Maggie.
菲尔在那里面跟玛吉闲聊。
3[countableC]RUMOUR/RUMOR someone who likes talking about other people’s private lives – used to show disapproval 爱说长道短的人〔含贬义〕
Rick’s a terrible gossip.
里克就爱说三道四。
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gossip
the latest gossip
Annie usually has all the latest gossip.
juicy gossip (=interesting gossip)
He said that he had some especially juicy gossip to tell us.
hot gossip (=interesting gossip)
What’s the latest hot gossip going round at work then?
idle gossip (=gossip not based on facts)
She had no time for idle gossip.
common gossip (=gossip that everyone knows about)
Rumours about her affairs had become common gossip.
office gossip
He told her a few bits of office gossip which he thought might interest her.
village gossipBritish EnglishBrE:
She knew from village gossip how Harry had treated his first wife.
malicious gossip (=unkind gossip that is likely to upset someone)
Has someone been spreading malicious gossip?
phrases
a piece of gossip
I’ve got an interesting piece of gossip which might interest you.
be the subject of gossip (=be talked about)
His close friendship with Carol was the subject of gossip.
verbs
exchange gossip (=talk about other people and their private lives with someone)
They used to meet up and exchange gossip.
hear gossip
Have you heard the latest gossip about Steve?
listen to gossip
He was always willing to listen to gossip.
spread gossip
Someone’s been spreading gossip about Lucy and Ian.
gossip goes around (=it is told by one person to another)
It was a small village, and any gossip went around very quickly.
piece of gossip• Or a piece of gossip about her that he told some one else in a letter.• One day Sam heard an interesting piece of gossip from some of the adultworkers.
gossip2 ●●○ verb [intransitiveI]
TALK TO somebodyto talk about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including remarks that are unkind or untrue 说闲话,说长道短
gossip• It's best not to tell Frank anything. You know how he gossips.• Those two old ladies sit there every day, gossiping about everyone in town.• If people gossiped about her Fleather would never hear it.• If you've been gossiping about some one, go to those you gossiped to and try to restore the person's reputation.• Cocteau's jazzclub was the spot where artistsgossiped and drank.• From what she had told me, Gail hung around with her girlfriends, gossiping and looking at boys.• This is where the locals gather to gossip and talk politics.• Sergeants Camb and Martin were gossiping in the foyer when he emerged from the lift.• He didn't want to sit gossiping in the kitchen with that old slob of a cousin.• But she might walk slowly, gossiping on the way, or even stop off at some other house to drink tea.• Women did their shopping, gossiped, then went home to prepare the Sunday meals for their families.• I wasn't doing anything important - just gossiping with a neighbour.
Origingossip1
Old Englishgodsibb“godparent, close friend”, from god“god” + sibb“relative”
1unkind talk about other people流言ADJECTIVE | ... OF GOSSIP | VERB + GOSSIP | GOSSIP + VERB | GOSSIP + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤latest最新的流言▸➤idle, juicy, malicious, salacious閒談;八卦的流言;惡毒的流言蜚語;豔聞▸➤celebrity關於名人的傳聞➤tabloid小報上的流言蜚語... OF GOSSIP➤bit, piece, tidbit, titbit (BrE) 一點閒言碎語;一條小道消息;一則傳聞◇I heard an interesting bit of gossip yesterday.我昨天聽到一條有趣的傳聞。VERB + GOSSIP➤spread傳播謠言◇Someone has been spreading malicious gossip about me.有人一直在惡意散佈關於我的謠言。➤exchange, swap相互散播傳言▸➤hear, listen to聽到傳言;聽小道消息◇You shouldn't listen to idle gossip.你不應聽信無聊的傳言。➤get得到小道消息▸➤know知道傳聞◇He knows all the juicy gossip.他知道所有的八卦趣聞。GOSSIP + VERB➤circulate, go around, go round (especially BrE) 謠言傳播;謠言散佈◇A piece of silly gossip was going around the school.校園內流傳着一則荒唐的謠言。GOSSIP + NOUN➤column, columnist漫談專欄;漫談專欄作家◇I saw it in the gossip column of the local newspaper.我在當地報紙上的漫談專欄看到過此事。PREPOSITION➤gossip about關於⋯的小道消息◇a magazine full of gossip about famous people充斥著名人各種流言蜚語的雜誌gossip
noun²
2conversation about other people關於他人的談話ADJECTIVE | VERB + GOSSIP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤good好的傳言評價VERB + GOSSIP➤have閒聊PREPOSITION➤gossip about關於⋯的談話◇We had a good gossip about the boss.我們私下裏把老闆評頭論足了一番。➤gossip with與⋯聊天◇She's having a gossip with Maria. (BrE) 她正在和瑪麗亞閒聊。