Word
scuttlebutts
/ˈskʌtlbʌt/
noun
谣言；流言蜚语；闲话
scuttlebutts is the plural of scuttlebutt.
a report, often malicious, about the behavior of other people
- 1.
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
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
In use
Have you heard any scuttlebutt about who will get the promotion?
The scuttlebutt around the office is that the manager is leaving.
Don't believe the scuttlebutt you hear at lunch; it's usually wrong.
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
There's a lot of scuttlebutt about the merger.
关于合并有很多谣言。
scuttlebutt has it that + clause
较正式结构，但仍属口语。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- scuttlebutts
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
Often used informally to mean 'rumor' or 'gossip'.
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.