RUMOURthings that people say, which may or may not be trueRELATED WORDSsee alsoSAYTRUEUNTRUELIE1 things that people say, which may or may not be true 人们所说的事，可能确有其事，也可能是子虚乌有rumourBritish/rumorAmerican /ˈruːməʳ/ [countable/uncountable noun]information which is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true, especially information about people's private lives or about something that a government, company etc has done or is planning to do 谣言；传闻〔尤有关人们的私生活，或有关政府、公司等已做或计划做的事〕 The truth finally came out after months of rumour and gossip. 几个月以来谣言和传闻一直不断，但最后终于真相大白了。rumour about/of What's this rumour about you and Vince Foster? 关于你和文斯·福斯特的这则谣传，究竟是怎么回事？ There were rumours of bombings in the northern part of the country. 有传闻说该国北部遭到轰炸。rumour that The band denied the rumours that they may be splitting up. 乐队否认了有关他们要解散的谣传。hear a rumour Have you heard the rumour about him and his secretary? 你听说了他和他秘书的传闻了吗？spread a rumourtell other people a rumour 散播谣言 Someone's been spreading nasty rumours about me. 有人在散布关于我的恶毒谣言。it's only a rumour I don't think he's going to resign. It's only a rumour. 我想他不会辞职，那只是谣言罢了。rumour has it thatthere is a rumour that 据谣传 Rumour has it that there will be major job cuts in the new year. 传闻说新的一年中将大量减少工作岗位。speculation /ˌspekjɑˈleɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]if there isspeculation about something, especially about something that is happening in politics or public life, a lot of people are talking about it and trying to guess what the truth is - used especially in news reports 〔尤指对发生在政界或社会生活中的事情的〕推测，猜测〔尤用于新闻报道〕speculation about There was a great deal of speculation about a possible merger involving Belgium's largest banks. 对涉及比利时最大型银行的一项可能的合并有许多猜测。speculation that Washington was buzzing with speculation that the senator would resign. 华盛顿到处都有人在推测那位参议员要辞职的事。amid speculation Share prices increased amid speculation that the Bank of England would cut interest rates. 在对英格兰银行会降低利率的一片猜测声中，股价上扬了。prompt/fuel etc speculationstart or increase speculation 引起/加深等猜测 The news fuelled speculation that the President's health had become significantly worse. 这消息加深了人们对总统身体健康明显恶化的猜测。pure/wild/idle speculationspeculation that is very unlikely to be true 纯属/胡乱猜测 Reports that the couple are getting a divorce have been dismissed as wild speculation. 有关这对夫妇即将离婚的报道已被当作是胡乱的猜测而遭否认。gossip /ˈgɒsɪp, ˈgɒsəpǁˈgɑː-/ [uncountable noun]information which people tell each other about other people's private lives, and which may or may not be true, especially when this is done in an unkind or disapproving way 流言飞语，闲话〔尤以不友善或不满的方式谈论别人的私生活〕 I got back from my vacation eager to hear all the latest gossip. 我度假回来，迫不及待地想听到所有的最新的传闻。gossip about The conversation began to drift towards gossip about their colleagues. 他们的谈话开始转到对同事的闲言碎语上去了。exchange gossip (with somebody)tell each other gossip 〔与某人〕交换闲话 Mrs Busby was always ready to exchange local gossip with the customers who came into her shop. 巴斯比夫人总准备好要和进她商店的顾客交流本地的流言飞语。gossip columnpart of a newspaper that contains gossip about famous people 〔在报纸上谈论名人的〕漫谈栏 Recently her name has showed up a lot in gossip columns. 最近她的名字常在漫谈栏里出现。malicious gossipunkind and untrue gossip that someone spreads deliberately 恶意的闲话 I don't believe Liz had an affair with him. That's just malicious gossip. 我不相信莉兹和他有染。那只是恶毒的闲言碎语。scandal /ˈskændl/ [countable/uncountable noun]when something immoral or shocking happens, often involving important people, organizations, or events, and it becomes known by the general public 〔常涉及重要人物、组织或事件，并为大众所知的〕丑闻 Have you heard the latest scandal? Mick Green's been arrested for bribery and corruption. 你听说最近的丑闻了吗？米克·格林因行贿贪污被逮捕了。scandal over The scandal over the deal forced the corporation's president to resign in disgrace. 有关这笔交易的丑闻迫使公司总裁不光彩地辞职了。a scandal breaks/erupts A major scandal erupted in November 1989, with the discovery that cattle in the UK and Netherlands had been given food contaminated with lead. 1989年11月爆出了一个重大丑闻，英国和荷兰的牛被发现用被铅污染的饲料喂养。reports /rɪˈpɔːʳts/ [plural noun]information or news that you think might be true, although you do not have any definite proof 传闻reports of The government has promised to investigate reports of police corruption. 政府已答应调查关于警察部门贪污腐化的传闻。unconfirmed reportsreports that have not yet been proved to be true 未经证实的传闻 We are getting unconfirmed reports of a gas explosion in downtown Los Angeles. 我们听到洛杉矶闹市区发生煤气爆炸事故的传闻，但尚未得到证实。talk /tɔːk/ [uncountable noun]what people tell each other about other people's personal lives, especially about their sexual relationships 〔有关别人私生活的〕流言飞语，闲话〔尤指有关他们的性关系〕 In those days there was always talk if two people lived together without being married. 那时候，如果两个人未婚同居总会招来闲话。just talka rumour that is unlikely to be true 谣言 ‘They say he's having an affair with a colleague at work.’ ‘That's just talk.’ “他们说他和一个同事有暧昧关系。”“那不过是谣言。”hearsay /ˈhɪəʳseɪ/ [uncountable noun]something that you have been told, or that you have heard only indirectly, but which you have no way of proving to be either true or untrue 道听途说；传闻 All the accounts were based on hearsay rather than eye-witness reports. 所有报道都基于传闻而非目击者的报告。 Judge Wagenbach ruled that the statement was inadmissible as evidence, after Mr. Lamb's attourney argued that it was hearsay. 兰姆先生的律师争辩说该项陈述属于道听途说，威根巴赫法官裁定它不能作为证据。rely on hearsay A factual book is a lot better than relying on hearsay from friends. 一本以事实为根据的书比依靠从朋友处听传闻要好得多。hearsay evidenceevidence given in a court of law by someone who did not directly see something happen 传闻证据 The court is not allowed to admit hearsay evidence. 法庭上不容接受传闻证据。hear something on/through the grapevine /ˌhɪəʳ something ɒn, θruː ðə ˈgreɪpvaɪn/ [verb phrase]if youhear some news or informationon orthrough the grapevine, someone else tells it to you unofficially, often in conversation 从传闻听到某事，道听途说 ‘Who told you I was moving house?’ ‘Oh, I just heard it on the grapevine.’ “谁告诉你我要搬家了？”“噢，我只是道听途说而已。” Freddie was distressed when, through the grapevine, he heard of Liza's marriage. 弗雷迪听说了莉莎的婚姻，感到很难过。the school/hospital/industry etc grapevine According to the high-school grapevine, Kelly wants me to ask her out on a date. 根据高中内流传的小道消息说，凯莉希望我约会她。be rumoured/rumored to be /biː ˈruːməʳd tə biː/ [verb phrase]if someone or something is rumoured to be doing something, be happening, be in a particular condition etc, that is what you have heard people saying 听说，据说 It's a five star hotel and rumored to be the best in Europe. 这是一家五星级酒店，据说是欧洲最好的。 The hospital is rumoured to be heading for closure, after the government's announcement on cuts. 政府宣布削减经费后，听说这家医院要关门了。