tittle-tattle about sb/sth
此义为不可数名词，指无凭无据的闲言碎语；about 后接议论的对象。
There was a lot of tittle-tattle about the manager's sudden departure.
关于经理突然离职，有很多流言蜚语。
闲话；流言蜚语
tittle-tattles — plural of tittle-tattle
爱说闲话的人；饶舌者；琐碎、无聊的闲聊；无聊琐碎的谈话者；长舌者；闲聊；漫谈
琐碎、无聊的闲聊
Petty, idle gossip.
无聊琐碎的谈话者；长舌者
An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.
She ignored the tittle-tattle about her new job and focused on her work.
她无视了关于她新工作的闲话，专心做自己的事情。
用法提示：tittle-tattle 在这里作不可数名词，指琐碎的闲话或流言。
The tittle-tattle at the market was all about the new café that opened on the corner.
市场里流传的闲话都是关于街角新开的那家咖啡馆。
用法提示：tittle-tattle 作不可数名词，指人们私下里传的琐碎闲话。
I wish you would stop repeating all that tittle-tattle you heard online.
我希望你别再重复你在网上听到的那些闲言碎语了。
用法提示：tittle-tattle 作不可数名词，表示没有根据、不值得当真的闲话。
此义为不可数名词，指无凭无据的闲言碎语；about 后接议论的对象。
There was a lot of tittle-tattle about the manager's sudden departure.
关于经理突然离职，有很多流言蜚语。
常用于表示认为某说法不值得认真对待。
She dismissed the rumours as idle tittle-tattle.
她把这些传言当作无聊的闲话，不予理会。
of 后接闲话的来源或传播者。
He paid no attention to the tittle-tattle of the neighbourhood gossips.
他毫不理会街坊长舌妇们的闲言碎语。
grammar · medium
易错句子I heard a tittle-tattle that the boss is leaving.
正确表达I heard some tittle-tattle that the boss is leaving.
表示“闲话、流言”时，tittle-tattle 是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a 修饰；a tittle-tattle 的意思是“一个爱嚼舌根的人”，会让句子变成“我听到一个人……”。这里应用 some，或用零冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager spent ten minutes in friendly tittle-tattle with the new staff.
正确表达The manager spent ten minutes in friendly chat with the new staff.
tittle-tattle 指背后议论他人私事的无聊闲话，带贬义，不能与 friendly 搭配来表示普通的友好交谈；中性的闲聊用 chat（或 small talk）。
gossip 指议论他人私事，可带恶意或猎奇色彩，也可指传闲话的人，语域较中性；tittle-tattle 更带贬义和轻视语气，强调内容琐碎无聊、不值得当真，多用于非正式场合。
chatter 强调连续、快速、无关紧要的说话声，重点在说话方式而非内容；tittle-tattle 的重点是内容琐碎、像在传闲话。说个不停的声响用 chatter，议论别人琐事用 tittle-tattle。
small talk 指社交场合中礼貌性的轻松寒暄，通常不涉及他人私事，也不含贬义；tittle-tattle 则常指背后议论别人的琐碎闲话，带轻蔑色彩，两者不能随意互换。
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