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。
说闲话;八卦
gossips — third person singular of gossip
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
To talk about other people's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads information.
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.
闲聊
To talk idly.
使用八卦协议进行通信
To communicate using a gossip protocol.
一般现在时
She often gossips with her neighbors.
她经常和邻居闲聊。
一般过去时
They gossipped about the new teacher yesterday.
他们昨天议论了新老师。
现在进行时
He is gossiping on the phone right now.
他正在电话里说闲话。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词双写p加-ed。
They often gossip about their coworkers during lunch breaks.
他们经常在午休时八卦同事。
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.
她向楼里的每个人八卦新邻居的事。
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.
别八卦了,专心做你的工作。
用法提示:动词现在分词,用于祈使句表示停止八卦行为。
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。
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.
她每天午休时都和同事闲聊。
to 引出听闲话的对象,常与 about 连用。
Don't gossip to strangers about your family.
不要向陌生人说你家里的事。
侧重把不该说的秘密说漏嘴,重点在“泄密”,不一定是背后议论人;比 gossip 更口语、更直接。
口语习语,专指说人闲话、传播绯闻或丑闻,语气比 gossip 更带贬义和谈资感。
新兴口语,指“爆料、抖八卦”,强调消息的劲爆程度,较适用于非正式场合。
较老派的习语,指把本应保密的事(尤其校内或内部的事)讲出去,隐含告密或漏风的负面色彩。
grammar · medium
易错句子My colleagues often gossip me when I'm not in the office.
正确表达My colleagues often gossip about me when I'm not in the office.
gossip 是不及物动词,谈论的对象要由介词 about 引出,用 gossip about sb;汉语「八卦某人」「说某人闲话」把对象直接放在动词后面,所以学习者容易漏掉 about。
grammar · medium
易错句子They enjoy to gossip about celebrities.
正确表达They enjoy gossiping about celebrities.
enjoy 后面只能接动名词 -ing,不能接不定式 to do,所以要用 enjoy gossiping;汉语「喜欢做某事」对动词形式没有要求,容易误用 to gossip。
grammar · medium
易错句子Those two are always gossip about their neighbors.
正确表达Those two are always gossiping about their neighbors.
be 动词后表示正在进行的动作要用 gossip 的现在分词 gossiping,不能用动词原形 gossip;汉语「他们在八卦」不改变词形,容易写成 are gossip。
针对“说闲话、谈论他人私事”的义项,反义为不谈论、不传播;侧重对相关话题闭口不提。
针对“传播他人私事”的义项,反义为不把他人私事外传;强调替人保密。
针对“八卦、打听他人私事”的义项,反义为不干涉、不打听他人的私事;注意该短语隐含劝诫语气。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
与gossip常一起出现,指未经证实的消息。
私下传播信息的方式,常与八卦场景相关。
八卦往往涉及他人不愿公开的私密信息。
八卦常围绕引起公众关注的丑闻事件。
gossip的核心内容是别人的私人事务。
八卦工厂;专门传播流言蜚语的人或圈子
After the scandal broke, the office gossip mill went into overdrive.
丑闻爆出后,办公室里的八卦传播变得异常热闹。
你知道你爱我。XOXO,绯闻女孩。
In the TV series Gossip Girl, the anonymous blogger signs off with 'You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl,' inviting fans to gossip about the characters' lives.
在电视剧《绯闻女孩》中,匿名博主以“你知道你爱我。XOXO,绯闻女孩。”作为结束语,邀请粉丝们议论剧中人物的私生活。
八卦是一门什么都不说、却几乎什么都说了的艺术。
TV hosts today still gossip about celebrities, and they often cite Walter Winchell's famous remark.
如今电视主持人仍会八卦明星的私事,并经常引用沃尔特·温切尔的这句名言。
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