a gossiper
gossiper 为可数名词,可用不定冠词 a 修饰。
She is a gossiper.
她是个爱闲聊的人。
爱闲聊的人;搬弄是非者
爱说闲话的人
a person who likes to gossip and reveal personal information about others
爱说闲话的人
A person who gossips.
The office gossiper always knows everyone's secrets and loves to share them.
办公室那个爱说闲话的人总是知道每个人的秘密,还喜欢到处说。
用法提示:gossiper 作主语,指爱说闲话的人。
I don't trust a gossiper, because they often exaggerate the truth.
我不信任爱搬弄是非的人,因为他们常常夸大事实。
用法提示:gossiper 作宾语,表示爱搬弄是非的人。
After the party, she earned a reputation as a gossiper by telling all the guests what happened.
聚会结束后,她把发生的事告诉了所有客人,因此落了个长舌妇的名声。
用法提示:gossiper 作介词 as 的宾语,指爱传闲话的人。
gossiper 为可数名词,可用不定冠词 a 修饰。
She is a gossiper.
她是个爱闲聊的人。
gossiper 可作主语,后接动词。
The gossiper always spreads rumors.
那个搬弄是非的人总是散布谣言。
常用被动结构表示某人的名声。
He is known as a gossiper in the office.
他在办公室里被称为爱搬弄是非的人。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gossiper about her friends.
正确表达She gossips about her friends.
错误地将名词 'gossiper' 用作动词。英语中 'gossip' 既是名词又是动词,而 'gossiper' 只能作名词。应使用动词 'gossip' 的第三人称单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many gossiper in the office.
正确表达There are many gossipers in the office.
忽略可数名词 'gossiper' 的复数变化。其复数形式为 'gossipers',需要在词尾加 -s。
gossip 既可指闲话本身,也可指爱说闲话的人;而 gossiper 仅指人。
tattletale 通常指孩子间打小报告的人,而 gossiper 更泛泛地指爱闲聊传播别人私事的人。
rumormonger 侧重于散布不实信息,gossiper 则侧重于闲聊他人私事,不一定虚假。
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