gossiping about sb/sth
gossiping 作名词时，常用 about 引出被议论的人或事。
The constant gossiping about her colleagues made the office unpleasant.
关于同事的没完没了的闲言碎语让办公室气氛很不愉快。
说闲话；八卦
传播流言蜚语；谈论他人私事；流言蜚语；闲聊
The act of talking about other people's private business; spreading gossip.
传播流言蜚语；谈论他人私事
The act of passing gossip; communication about other people's private business.
Her constant gossiping about coworkers made everyone distrust her.
她不断在背后议论同事，让所有人都对她不信任。
用法提示：句中的gossiping作为名词，指代闲聊议论的行为，作主语。
I try to avoid gossiping because it only spreads negativity.
我尽量避免说闲话，因为这只会传播负面情绪。
用法提示：句中的gossiping作为名词，是avoid的宾语，表示避免闲聊这种行为。
The office has a culture of gossiping that hurts team morale.
办公室里有种闲聊八卦的风气，伤害了团队士气。
用法提示：句中的gossiping作为名词，是介词of的宾语，修饰culture，表示一种闲聊文化。
gossiping 作名词时，常用 about 引出被议论的人或事。
The constant gossiping about her colleagues made the office unpleasant.
关于同事的没完没了的闲言碎语让办公室气氛很不愉快。
among 后接被议论者所在的群体，强调闲话在该群体内部流传。
There was a lot of gossiping among the neighbours after the wedding.
婚礼之后，邻居们中间出现了大量闲言碎语。
engage in 后接名词 gossiping，表示“参与说闲话”这一行为。
She refused to engage in gossiping about the new manager.
她拒绝参与议论新经理的闲话。
grammar · medium
易错句子She enjoys gossiping others' private lives.
正确表达She enjoys gossiping about others' private lives.
英语中 gossip/gossiping 表示“议论某人或某事”时，后面要接介词 about 再带谈论对象；不能像汉语“八卦别人的私事”那样把对象直接放在后面作宾语。加上 about 后，gossiping 与谈论内容之间的介词关系才完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子He likes to gossiping with his classmates after class.
正确表达He likes gossiping with his classmates after class.
like to 后面必须接动词原形，不能接 -ing 形式；表示习惯性喜好时也可用 like doing。这里删去 to，让 -ing 动名词直接作 like 的宾语，符合 like doing 的结构。
gossip 作名词常指闲话的内容或爱传闲话的人；gossiping 指说闲话这一行为本身，强调进行中的活动。两者有时都可译作“八卦”，但指人时只能用 gossip。
rumor 指未经证实而流传开来的一条消息或说法，重点是内容；gossiping 指谈论他人私事的行为，重点是活动过程。
slander 指恶意捏造并损害他人名誉的口头言论，常带法律或正式色彩；gossiping 只是谈论他人私事，未必虚假或带恶意。
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