Word
rumormonger
/ˈruːməmʌŋgə/
noun
造谣者；散布谣言者
核心释义
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
- 1.
喜欢传播八卦和泄露他人隐私的人
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
喜欢传播八卦和泄露他人隐私的人；造谣者；散布谣言者
用法In use
The office rumormonger has already spread the news about the layoffs.
用法提示：此处 rumormonger 为名词，指散布谣言的人，作主语。
Don't listen to that rumormonger; she always exaggerates everything.
用法提示：rumormonger 为名词，作 listen to 的宾语，意为造谣者。
A rumormonger can damage a person's reputation with a single false story.
用法提示：rumormonger 为可数名词单数，此处泛指造谣者这一类人。
be a rumormonger
常用于指称某人长期散布谣言。
He is a known rumormonger in the office.
他是办公室里出了名的造谣者。
call [someone] a rumormonger
直接指责他人造谣。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- rumormongers
- third person singular
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