Word
scuttlebutt
/ˈskʌtlbʌt/
noun
谣言；流言蜚语；闲话
核心释义
a report, often malicious, about the behavior of other people
- 1.
最初(现在主要是历史上),船上用来提供饮用水的桶；现在(引申为,非正式)现代船上的饮水机
Originally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal), a drinking fountain on a modern ship.
最初(现在主要是历史上),船上用来提供饮用水的桶；现在(引申为,非正式)现代船上的饮水机；饮水容器；清水桶；谣言
用法In use
Have you heard any scuttlebutt about who will get the promotion?
用法提示：scuttlebutt 作名词，指未经证实的闲言碎语。
The scuttlebutt around the office is that the manager is leaving.
用法提示：scuttlebutt 作名词，表示“传闻、流言”。
Don't believe the scuttlebutt you hear at lunch; it's usually wrong.
用法提示：scuttlebutt 作名词，指午餐时传的闲言碎语。
the scuttlebutt is that + clause
常见于非正式场合，表示传闻。
The scuttlebutt is that the company is going bankrupt.
小道消息说这家公司要破产了。
scuttlebutt about + noun/gerund
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易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- scuttlebutts
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
Often used informally to mean 'rumor' or 'gossip'.
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