tat·tle /ˈtætl/ verb [intransitiveI] 1. old-fashionedRUMOUR/RUMOR to talk about other people’s private lives 说闲话;谈论他人隐私 SYN gossip 2 DTELL A SECRET especially American EnglishAmE if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad 〔小孩〕打小报告tattle on Robert is always tattling on me for things I didn’t do. 罗伯特总是乱打我的小报告。
→ tittle-tattle —tattle noun [uncountableU]
—tattler noun [countableC]