scuttlebutt

US [ˈskʌt(ə)lˌbʌt]
UK ['skʌt(ə)l.bʌt]
  • n.船上的饮水的容器；〈非正式〉八卦
  • Web谣言；淡水桶；流言蜚语
Plural Form：scuttlebutts  

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scuttlebutt
n.
1.
流言蜚语；谣言stories about other people's private lives, that may be unkind or not true

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Definition:
AllAll,船上的饮水的容器船上的饮水的容器,〈非正式〉八卦〈非正式〉八卦,谣言谣言,淡水桶淡水桶,流言蜚语流言蜚语
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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。
zhè xiē xiǎo dào xiāo xi bèi dàng zuò yī pài hú yán ér yí xiào zhì zhī 。
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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？
nǐ xiāng xìn guān yú hǎi lún hé tā lǎo bǎn yǒu liàn qíng de yáo yán ?
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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。
yǒu chuán wén shuō , jiē tì de zhè míng zhù shǒu jiāng zài èr líng yī líng nián lí rèn lái wèi bài dēng xiān sheng zài yī lā kè fú yì de ér zǐ jìn rù cān yì yuán pū píng dào lù 。
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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。
zuì xīn de bàn gōng shì liú yán shuō , wǒ men de xiāo shòu jīng lǐ jì huà xià gè yuè hé gōng sī de kuài jì jié hūn 。
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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。
wǒ tīng le hěn duō guān yú shí wù duǎn quē de xián huà 。
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