Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6049
gossip
说闲话；八卦
核心释义
To talk about other people's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads information.
- 1.
谈论他人私事,尤其是传播信息的方式
To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
- 2.
闲聊
To talk idly.
- 3.
使用八卦协议进行通信
To communicate using a gossip protocol.
闲聊；闲谈；通过八卦协议通信；谈论他人私事,尤其是传播信息的方式；闲聊；使用八卦协议进行通信
用法In use
They often gossip about their coworkers during lunch breaks.
用法提示：动词，表示谈论他人私事。
She gossiped about the new neighbor to everyone in the building.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示过去发生的八卦行为。
Stop gossiping and focus on your own work.
用法提示：动词现在分词，用于祈使句表示停止八卦行为。
gossip about sb/sth
about 后接被议论的人或事，是这个动词最常见的搭配。
They love to gossip about their neighbours.
他们喜欢议论邻居的私事。
gossip with sb
with 表示和某人一起闲谈，侧重轻松的交谈。
She gossips with her colleagues every lunch break.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gossip about someone
- 谈论某人私事；说某人的闲话
- They love to gossip about their colleagues.他们喜欢说同事的闲话。
- gossip with a friend
- 和朋友闲聊八卦
- I gossiped with my best friend over the phone.我和最好的朋友在电话里闲聊。
- gossip over coffee
- 边喝咖啡边闲聊
- The neighbors gossiped over coffee every morning.邻居们每天早晨边喝咖啡边闲聊。
- gossip behind someone's back
- 背着某人说闲话
- She hates when people gossip behind her back.她讨厌别人在背后说她的闲话。
- gossip at the water cooler
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 gossip = go + sip：去喝杯茶，边啜饮边聊别人私事，像八卦一样传开来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual chat with friends、workplace break room、social media gossip 作动词时通常用于非正式场合，多指谈论他人的私事或传播小道消息；在正式写作或严肃语境中较不常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
toss 和 loss 与 gossip 重读音节中的 /ɒs/ 发音一致；skip、drip、sip 与 gossip 结尾的 /ɪp/（或 /sɪp/）发音一致。注意 worship 只是拼写以 ship 结尾，实际读 /ˈwɜːʃɪp/，其中的 ship 读 /ʃɪp/，与 gossip 的 /sɪp/ 不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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