grapevine

US [ˈɡreɪpˌvaɪn]
UK ['ɡreɪp.vaɪn]
  • n.葡萄藤；葡萄树
  • Web小道消息；葡萄藤市；传闻
Plural Form：grapevines  

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grapevine
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葡萄藤；葡萄树a climbing plant that produces grapes
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I heard on the grapevine that you're leaving.
我听小道消息说你要离开。
on/through the grapevine
小道消息；传闻by talking in an informal way to other people
I heard on the grapevine that you're leaving.
我听小道消息说你要离开。

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Still, in the words of an old American saying, the person who keeps pulling the grapevine shakes down at least a few grapes.
尽管如此，还是美国的那句老话，一直在摇晃葡萄藤的人至少能摇下几个葡萄。
jìn guǎn rú cǐ , hái shì měi guó de nà jù lǎo huà , yì zhí zài yáo huàng pú táo téng de rén zhì shǎo néng yáo xià jǐ gè pú táo 。
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Of were, the Number 2 talker did not mean he Listend the news acres John by getting his ear to a grapevine!
当然，第二个谈话者并并非说，他把耳朵贴在葡萄藤上才听到这个有关约翰的消息的！
dāng rán , dì èr gè tán huà zhě bìng bìng fēi shuō , tā bǎ ěr duo tiē zài pú táo téng shàng cái tīng dào zhè ge yǒu guān yuē hàn de xiāo xi de !
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Instead, check out the company' s reputation through the industry grapevine.
与其这样做，不如通过行业内线来了解该公司的声誉。
yǔ qí zhè yàng zuò , bù rú tōng guò háng yè nèi xiàn lái liǎo jiě gāi gōng sī de shēng yù 。
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4.
by the grapevine. Some writers believe that the phrase would soon have disappeared were it not for the American Civil War.
一些作家认为，如果不是美国南北内战，这句短语可能很快就会消失。
yì xiē zuò jiā rèn wéi , rú guǒ bú shì měi guó nán běi nèi zhàn , zhè jù duǎn yǔ kě néng hěn kuài jiù huì xiāo shī 。
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5.
She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor eat anything unclean.
葡萄树所结的都不可吃，清酒浓酒都不可喝，一切不洁之物也不可吃。
pú táo shù suǒ jié de dōu bù kě chī , qīng jiǔ nóng jiǔ dōu bù kě hē , yí qiè bù jié zhī wù yě bù kě chī 。
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If what I've been told on the grapevine is right, if he's here, he'll come to the game on Sunday.
如果小道消息是正确的，他周日的比赛就将过来。
rú guǒ xiǎo dào xiāo xi shì zhèng què de , tā zhōu rì de bǐ sài jiù jiāng guò lái 。
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The rumor mill or grapevine , as it is sometimes called, is an important way for employees to communicate informally within organizations .
谣言或秘密信息有时是员工重要的非正式交流方式。
yáo yán huò mì mì xìn xī yǒu shí shì yuán gōng zhòng yào de fēi zhèng shì jiāo liú fāng shì 。
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The Turtle grapevine did say that Svoboda has, over the years, provided advice to major Las Vegas casino owners on how to stop cheaters.
有小道消息说斯沃博达过去几年给拉斯维加斯的赌场老板提供了很多建议，帮助他们杜绝出老千的人。
yǒu xiǎo dào xiāo xi shuō sī wò bó dá guò qù jǐ nián gěi lā sī wéi jiā sī de dǔ chǎng lǎo bǎn tí gōng le hěn duō jiàn yì , bāng zhù tā men dù jué chū lǎo qiān de rén 。
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Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about.
中国的老奶奶说，如果你站在一颗葡萄树下，或许就能偷听到织女和牛郎在谈什么。
zhōng guó de lǎo nǎi nai shuō , rú guǒ nǐ zhàn zài yī kē pú táo shù xià , huò xǔ jiù néng tōu tīng dào zhī nǚ hé niú láng zài tán shén me 。
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Nearby the farmhouse room between the grapevine, under grecian laurel's shading, each household others all have own wine cellar.
在农舍屋旁葡萄树之间，月桂树的庇荫之下，每户人家都有自己的酒窖。
zài nóng shè wū páng pú táo shù zhī jiān , yuè guì shù de bì yìn zhī xià , měi hù rén jiā dōu yǒu zì jǐ de jiǔ jiào 。
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