rumoured

ru·moured British EnglishBrE, rumored American English /ˈruːməd $ -ərd/ verb

be rumoured if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true 谣传，传闻 → alleged

it is rumoured that

It was rumoured that Johnson had been poisoned.

传言说约翰逊是被毒死的。

be rumoured to be something

She was rumoured to be a millionaire.

据说她是个百万富翁。

a young man widely rumoured to be her lover

盛传是她情人的一个年轻男子

Examples from the Corpus

widely rumoured• The Beach is not the disaster that has been widely rumoured.

Examples from the Corpus

rumoured• Graham Ferguson Lacey, with 20 percent, is expected in London shortly and a share placing is rumoured.• Perhaps Mr Bush will not be as good as was first rumoured, but why the sudden turnaround in sentiment?• It was rumoured that banknotes were never withdrawn from circulation but simply frayed away.• It was rumoured that Frederick had attempted to encourage Alexander to crown or at least support the coronation of his son Henry.• He was wealthy, but it was rumoured that he was a heavy gambler and lost large sums in Monte Carlo.• In the city it was rumoured that the Emperor was already dead.• The deal, though its precise value is closely guarded, is rumoured to rank as the largest leasing transaction of 1991.

From Longman Business Dictionary