gossip

单词辨析:

gossip tattle 【导航词义:说闲话】
gossip v. 说闲话,说长道短
〔辨析〕

指背后谈论他人的行为或隐私。

〔例证〕

She loves to gossip about her neighbours.

她喜欢议论邻居们的是非长短。

People have started to gossip about them.

人们已经开始说他们的闲话了。

tattle v. [旧]闲聊,谈论他人隐私
〔辨析〕

既指闲谈,也指背后谈论他人的隐私。

〔例证〕

They were tattling about pets endlessly.

他们在没完没了地谈论宠物。

Some women like tattling on others.

有些妇女喜欢说别人的闲话。

相关例句:

He was a vicious gossip.

他总是喜欢说别人的坏话。

He loved gossip and scandal

他喜欢说三道四,散布谣言。

Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.

利利怀特夫人从来不说长道短。

He and his father, according to local gossip, haven't been in touch for years.

当地风传,他和父亲已多年未联系了。

The circulation of gossip is vicious.

传播流言蜚语是可恶的。

Customers pay to log on and gossip with other users

顾客付费后登录系统和其他用户聊天。