gossip about sb/sth
此义为不可数名词，指关于他人私事的闲谈，常用 about 引出话题。
The office is full of gossip about the new manager.
办公室里满是对新经理的闲言碎语。
闲言碎语；流言蜚语；八卦
gossips — plural of gossip
闲聊；闲谈；爱说闲话的人；爱八卦的人；长舌妇；八卦新闻；名人八卦；八卦协议通信；传播协议通信；喜欢谈论他人私事的人
Idle talk or an often malicious report about someone else's private life, especially when that person is not present.
喜欢谈论他人私事的人
Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
社交场合轻松随意的谈话
light informal conversation for social occasions
关于某人私事的闲聊,尤其是当事人不在场时
Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
关于他人行为的(常为恶意的)传闻
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
一般的闲聊
Idle conversation in general.
喜欢闲聊并泄露他人隐私的人
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
当代媒体中的一种类型,通常关注名人的私生活
A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
使用八卦协议进行的通信
Communication done using a gossip protocol.
There's a lot of gossip about the new manager in the office.
办公室里有很多关于新经理的闲言碎语。
用法提示：gossip 在此句中作不可数名词，意为‘闲言碎语’或‘传闻’，指关于他人的非正式谈话。
AI contextual example
Don't believe all the gossip you hear; most of it isn't true.
不要相信你听到的所有谣言；大部分都不是真的。
用法提示：gossip 在此句作不可数名词，强调其作为‘谣言’的负面含义。
AI contextual example
She's a terrible gossip, always spreading stories about her neighbors.
她是个很爱八卦的人，总是传播关于邻居的闲话。
用法提示：gossip 在此句作可数名词，指‘爱闲聊并传播他人隐私的人’。
AI contextual example
此义为不可数名词，指关于他人私事的闲谈，常用 about 引出话题。
The office is full of gossip about the new manager.
办公室里满是对新经理的闲言碎语。
作可数名词时指爱谈论他人私事的人，常作表语。
My uncle is a terrible gossip.
我叔叔特别爱说闲话。
that 引导的从句说明传言的具体内容，常用于 there be 结构中。
There's gossip that the company is planning to close the factory.
有传言说公司打算关闭这家工厂。
grammar · medium
易错句子Tom is gossip. He always talks about other people's private lives.
正确表达Tom is a gossip. He always talks about other people's private lives.
表示“爱说闲话的人”这一含义时，gossip 是可数名词，指单个的人，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语名词前没有冠词，因此容易漏掉；加上 a 之后才符合英语可数名词单数不能“裸用”的规则，句子才成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子I heard a gossip about the new manager this morning.
正确表达I heard some gossip about the new manager this morning.
表示“闲话、流言”这一含义时，gossip 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用，也不能写成复数 gossips。改用 some gossip（或 a piece of gossip）才符合不可数名词的用法，同时保持“听到一些闲话”的原意。
grammar · medium
易错句子My classmates like to talk gossip after class.
正确表达My classmates like to exchange gossip after class.
英语中 gossip 作名词时不能作 talk 的宾语，“talk gossip”不是合法的动宾搭配，这是把汉语“说八卦、聊八卦”逐字译过来的结果。换成能与 gossip 搭配的动词，如 exchange / share / spread gossip，才能表达同样的意思并符合英语搭配习惯。
无聊的闲话
They spent the whole afternoon exchanging idle gossip.
他们整个下午都在聊无聊的闲话。
八卦专栏
She writes a popular gossip column for the local newspaper.
她为当地报纸写一个受欢迎的八卦专栏。
散布流言蜚语
It's harmful to spread gossip about your colleagues.
散布关于同事的流言蜚语是有害的。
劲爆的八卦
He couldn't wait to tell me all the juicy gossip he heard.
他迫不及待地告诉我他听到的所有劲爆八卦。
关于…的闲话
There is a lot of gossip about the new manager's past.
关于新经理的过去有很多闲话。
八卦专栏
She writes a popular gossip column for the local newspaper.
她为当地报纸撰写一个受欢迎的八卦专栏。
爱搬弄是非的人
He is known as a gossip monger, always spreading rumors about his colleagues.
他被称为爱搬弄是非的人，总是散布关于同事的谣言。
谣言工厂
The office gossip mill has been working overtime since the new manager arrived.
自从新经理到任后，办公室的谣言工厂就一直在加班加点。
我不是你的八卦女孩，我不是你的小玩具。
In the song 'Gossip' by Måneskin, the singer declares, 'I'm not your gossip girl.'
在Måneskin的歌曲《Gossip》中，歌手宣称：‘我不是你的八卦女孩。’
你知道你爱我，XOXO，绯闻女孩。
Every episode of Gossip Girl ends with the signature sign-off, 'You know you love me, XOXO, Gossip Girl.'
《绯闻女孩》每集都以标志性的签名结尾：‘你知道你爱我，XOXO，绯闻女孩。’
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爱嚼舌根的人
Avoid being a gossip monger; it ruins trust.
不要做一个爱嚼舌根的人，这会破坏信任。