Word · Frequency #6049
gossiped
说闲话；八卦
gossiped is the past of gossip.
To talk about other people's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads information.
- 1.
To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
谈论他人私事,尤其是传播信息的方式
- 2.
To talk idly.
闲聊
- 3.
To communicate using a gossip protocol.
使用八卦协议进行通信
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
In use
They often gossip about their coworkers during lunch breaks.
She gossiped about the new neighbor to everyone in the building.
Stop gossiping and focus on your own work.
Verb forms
base gossip · third person gossips · -ing gossiping · past gossipped · past participle gossipped
规则动词，过去式和过去分词双写p加-ed。
Connections
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
- 在茶水间闲聊（指同事间非正式的闲谈）
- They like to gossip at the water cooler during breaks.他们喜欢在休息时去茶水间闲聊。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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