1、grapevine 小道消息
例句:
I had heard through the grapevine that he was quite critical of what we were doing.
我已经私下听说他对我们的工作十分挑剔。
2、get wind of 听到…的风声;风闻
例句:
The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank.
警察获悉了抢劫银行的计划。
3、rumor monger 造谣者
例句:
“The rumor mongers felt somewhat uneasy, then explained,”We're just kidding, absolutely no other meaning.
传言者有点不好意思,便解释说:“仅仅是开开玩笑而已,绝没有别的意思。”
4、gossip 闲聊;传播流言蜚语;八卦
例句:
He spent the first hour talking gossip.
他头一个小时尽在说人闲话。