Word · Frequency #18814
grapevines
散布谣言；传谣言
grapevines is the third person singular of grapevine.
核心释义
to spread or be spread as a rumor
- 1.
用腿部锁住对方以限制其活动。
To restrain in a leglock.
- 2.
缠绕或盘绕在邻近物体上。
To drape or curl around adjacent objects.
- 3.
身体以流畅的起伏波动移动,同时朝波动方向迈步。
To move one's body in a smooth undulating wave while stepping in the direction the wave is moving.
- 4.
在接缝处涂抹灰浆。
To score mortar at a joint.
- 5.
指信息以谣言形式传播。
Of information, to spread as a rumor.
- 6.
(人或团体)散布(谣言)。
Of a person or group, to spread (a rumor).
- 7.
通过非正式沟通网络连接起来。
To link up through an informal communication network.
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
用法In use
The rumor grapevined through the office before anyone could check the facts.
用法提示：grapevined 是动词 grapevine 的过去式，此处作不及物动词，表示消息像顺着藤蔓一样迅速传开。
Whenever a new policy is suggested, the details quickly grapevine among the staff.
用法提示：grapevine 在此为一般现在时复数形式，作不及物动词，表示信息在非正式渠道中流传。
The news of the party is already grapevining through the neighborhood, so everyone knows about it.
用法提示：grapevining 是现在分词，与 is 构成进行时，作不及物动词，表示消息正通过口耳相传扩散。
[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]
相关词与表达Connections
习语与比喻表达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。
流行文化与引用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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.