gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/ CET6 TEM4 ( gossiping, gossiped, gossips )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs. (说别人的) 闲话 [also 'a' N]

  例：

  He spent the first hour talking gossip.

  他头一个小时尽在说人闲话。

  例：

  There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence.

  关于他缺席的原因已经有多种传闻。

• 2. 

  V-RECIP If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip. 闲聊

  例：

  We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night.

  我们交谈、争论、闲聊到夜间。

  例：

  Eva gossiped with Sarah.

  伊娃与萨拉闲聊。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others. 爱讲人闲话的人 [表不满]

  例：

  He was a vicious gossip.

  他是个可恶的饶舌者。