scuttlebutt

英汉释义

• n.

  1.船上的饮水的容器

  2.〈非正式〉八卦,流言,谣言,主要用于美式英语

英英释义

• n.

  1.a drinking fountain on a ship

  2.<informal>stories about someone's personal life, especially ones that contain unkind or false information, mainly used in American English

英汉例句

• 1.All this scuttlebutt was laughed off as nonsense.

  这些小道消息被当做一派胡言而一笑置之。

• 2.Do you believe that scuttlebutt about Helen having an affair with her boss?

  你相信关于海伦和她老板有恋情的谣言？

• 3.The scuttlebutt is that the aide will step aside in 2010 to make way for an election bid by Mr Biden's son, currently serving in Iraq.

  有传闻说，接替的这名助手将在2010年离任来为拜登先生在伊拉克服役的儿子进入参议员铺平道路。

• 4.EXAMPLE: According to the lastest office scuttlebutt , our sales manager is planning on marrying our accountant next month.

  最新的办公室流言说，我们的销售经理计划下个月和公司的会计结婚。

• 5.Now I've heard a lot of scuttlebutt about a food shortage.

  我听了很多关于食物短缺的闲话。