Word · Frequency #18814
grapevine
散布谣言；传谣言
to spread or be spread as a rumor
- 1.
To restrain in a leglock.
用腿部锁住对方以限制其活动。
- 2.
To drape or curl around adjacent objects.
缠绕或盘绕在邻近物体上。
- 3.
To move one's body in a smooth undulating wave while stepping in the direction the wave is moving.
身体以流畅的起伏波动移动,同时朝波动方向迈步。
- 4.
To score mortar at a joint.
在接缝处涂抹灰浆。
- 5.
Of information, to spread as a rumor.
指信息以谣言形式传播。
- 6.
Of a person or group, to spread (a rumor).
(人或团体)散布(谣言)。
- 7.
To link up through an informal communication network.
通过非正式沟通网络连接起来。
通过非正式渠道传播；口头相传；缠绕；攀缘；波浪式行进；扭动前进；用腿锁住；夹住腿；在灰缝中勾缝；划缝
In use
The rumor grapevined through the office before anyone could check the facts.
Whenever a new policy is suggested, the details quickly grapevine among the staff.
The news of the party is already grapevining through the neighborhood, so everyone knows about it.
[rumor/news] + grapevine + [place]
主语是信息本身，表示谣言或消息在非正式渠道中传播。
The rumor grapevined around the whole school.
这则谣言传遍了整个学校。
[person/group] + grapevine + [rumor/news] + to + [person/group]
此用法中动词是及物的，主语为传播者。
She grapevined the gossip to everyone in the department.
她把这条八卦传给了部门里的每一个人。
[plant/vine] + grapevine + around + [object]
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- hear (something) through the grapevine
- 从小道消息听说I heard through the grapevine that she's leaving the company.我从小道消息听说她要离开公司了。
- the grapevine
- 非正式的消息传播途径News travels fast on the grapevine.消息在私下传播得很快。
- on the grapevine
- 通过私下传闻He found out about the merger on the grapevine.他通过私下传闻得知了合并的消息。
Pop culture & quotes
- I heard it through the grapevine.
- 我是通过小道消息听说的。（出自马文·盖伊的经典歌曲《I Heard It Through the Grapevine》）She heard it through the grapevine that the manager was leaving.她通过小道消息听说经理要离职了。
Synonyms
- spread
- 传播；散布（消息、谣言等） · 通用及物/不及物动词，语义范围比 grapevine 宽，不限于谣言或非正式渠道；正式与口语场合均可。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象葡萄藤爬满架，消息像藤蔓一样悄悄蔓延——grapevine 就是“小道消息/散布谣言”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：office gossip、social media、casual conversation grapevine 作动词表示“散布谣言/通过非正式渠道传播”时，通常用于非正式场合，比较常见于办公室闲聊、社交媒体或朋友间交谈。正式写作中较少出现，可考虑用 spread rumors 或 circulate informally 替代。
Grammar Note
作动词较少见：可指像藤蔓一样缠绕/攀缘，也可指（消息）像葡萄藤蔓延般传播。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 grapevine 中 -vine 的读音 /vaɪn/ 押韵：vine、wine、line、fine、shine，拼写上都以 -ine 结尾。注意 grapevine 开头的 grape 读 /ɡreɪp/，不参与 -ine 押韵，但它是组成 grapevine 的透明拼写块。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.