scuttlebutt

美 [?sk?t(?)l?b?t] 　英 ['sk?t(?)l.b?t]

• n.船上的飲水的容器；〈非正式〉八卦
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)謠言；淡水桶；流言蜚語

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：scuttlebutts  

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

n.	1. 船上的飲水的容器 2. 〈非正式〉八卦,流言,謠言,主要用于美式英語

英英解釋

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

例句

All this scuttlebutt was laughed off as nonsense.

這些小道消息被當做一派胡言而一笑置之。

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

你相信關(guān)于海倫和她老板有戀情的謠言？

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.

有傳聞說，接替的這名助手將在2010年離任來為拜登先生在伊拉克服役的兒子進入參議員鋪平道路。

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

最新的辦公室流言說，我們的銷售經(jīng)理計劃下個月和公司的會計結(jié)婚。

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

我聽了很多關(guān)于食物短缺的閑話。