gossip [ 'gɔsip ]

n. 闲聊,随笔
v. 说闲话

【词形变化】

形容词:gossipy

名词:gos-siper

动词过去式:gossiped

过去分词:gossiped

现在分词:gossiping

第三人称单数:gossips

【同义词】

n. 喜闲谈的人
chatterer;
n. 闲话
complaint; digression;
vi. 聊天
busybody; buzz; cat; chat; dirt; hearsay; prattle; rumor; talk; tattle;

【例句】

1.There has been much gossip in political circles.
政界里有许多流言蜚语。
2.I never talk about gossip.
我从不传播流言蜚语。
3.I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
我讨厌那些散布充满恶意的流言蜚语的人。
4.As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and speculation.
事实上，这纯粹是报纸上的闲谈和推测。
5.The neighbors' suspicions were chaff of the lowest sort based on gossip.
邻居们因流言蜚语而产生怀疑,这是最无聊不过的事了。