复合形式：
rumour | rumor |
rumor (US),
rumour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (unverified information) | 小道消息
xiǎo dào xiāo xī |
| | | 道听途说的消息
dào tīng tú shuō de xiāo xī |
| | The current rumor is that he's planning to resign next week. |
rumor (US),
rumour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (gossip) | 流言蜚语
liú yán fēi yǔ |
| | | 谣言
yáo yán |
| | Rumor has it that you're expecting another baby. |
rumor [sth],
rumor that [sth] (US),
rumour [sth],
rumour that [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | usually passive (spread by rumor) | 据传
jù chuán |
| | It is rumoured that a new housing development will be built on the outskirts of town next year. |
rumor to do [sth] (US),
rumour to do [sth] (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | usually passive (report by rumor) | 据传要做某事
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| | The actor is rumoured to be in talks with that major studio. |
rumor [sb] into [sth] (US),
rumour [sb] into [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | often passive (pressure by rumors) | 某人因谣言压力陷入
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rumormonger,
gossipmonger (US),
rumour-monger,
gossip-monger (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (person who spreads gossip) | 传播流言者
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| | Don't listen to all those rumour-mongers in the canteen. |