gossip
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈgɒsɪp'gɒsɪp]
- 美式音标 [ˈɡɑː.səp]
- 国际音标 ['ɡɔsip]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 小道传闻；随笔；爱说长道短的人
- vi. 闲聊；传播流言蜚语
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的godsibb：God (神） + sibb (亲戚），意为教父或教母。
词根记忆
- 美国电视剧GossipGirl《绯闻女孩》
- “告诉不”→这种流言还是不要告诉她的好→流言
同根派生
- 同根词
- 词根：gossip n.
- gossiper爱闲聊的人；搬弄是非者（gossip的名词形式）
- gossipmonger爱说闲话的人，饶舌人
用法辨析
- gossip用作动词时意思是“说闲话”,指在背后说别人的坏处,其后常接介词about或of。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- It's common gossip that they're having an affair.
大家都说他们之间关系暧昧。 - She can spend a whole day gossiping with her neighbors.
她能一整天都跟邻居们说长道短。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)
词组短语
- believe the gossip 听信流言
- spread gossip 散布流言
- friendly gossip 友好的闲聊
- common gossip 大家议论的话题
- silly gossip 愚蠢的闲话
- gossip about sb 关于某人的闲话
- gossip garrulously 无休止地闲聊
- gossip about 〔of〕 说某人的闲话,聊天
- BEAUTY GOSSIP 美容话题
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
形容词+～
～+介词
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词
短语
英英字典
- conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true
- to talk about other people's private lives
- Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs.
- If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip.
- If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
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专业释义
- 流言传播协议
- 八卦
- 闲谈