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rumour

英 [ˈruːmə(r)]

美 [ˈruːmər]

n.  谣言; 传闻
v.  谣传; 传说

复数:rumours 过去分词:rumoured 现在分词:rumouring 过去式:rumoured 第三人称单数:rumours 

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牛津词典

    noun

    • 谣言;传闻
      a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true
      1. to start/spread a rumour
        制造 / 散布谣言
      2. There are widespread rumours of job losses.
        到处谣传要裁员。
      3. Some malicious rumours are circulating about his past.
        有人别有用心地散布谣言,说他过去如何如何。
      4. I heard a rumour that they are getting married.
        我听到传闻,说他们要结婚了。
      5. Many of the stories are based on rumour.
        这些说法很多都是道听途说。
      6. Rumour has it (= people say) that he was murdered.
        有传言说他被杀害了。

    verb

    • 谣传;传说
      to be reported as a rumour and possibly not true
      1. It's widely rumoured that she's getting promoted.
        到处都在传要提拔她了。
      2. He was rumoured to be involved in the crime.
        有传言说他卷入了这桩罪行。

    柯林斯词典

      in AM, use 美国英语用 rumor

    • N-VAR 谣言;流言;传闻
      Arumouris a story or piece of information that may or may not be true, but that people are talking about.
      1. Simon denied rumours that he was planning to visit Bulgaria later this month...
        西蒙否认了他打算这个月晚些时候访问保加利亚的传闻。
      2. There have been persistent rumours of quarrels within the movement...
        运动团体内部存在争执的传闻始终未断。
      3. There's a strange rumour going around at the moment about Peter.
        现在有一些关于彼得的奇怪传闻。

    英英释义

    noun

    • gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
        Synonym:rumorhearsay

      verb

      • tell or spread rumors
        1. It was rumored that the next president would be a woman
        Synonym:rumorbruit

      双语例句

      • The rumour is getting about that there's going to be a reshuffle of the cabinet.
        风传内阁即将改组。
      • The rumour that prices were going to rise led to a rush on the stores.
        谣传物价要涨,人们都去商店抢购。
      • There have been persistent rumours of quarrels within the movement
        运动团体内部存在争执的传闻始终未断。
      • He said the rumour came from you.
        他说那谣言是你散布的。
      • The rumour disturbed the whole village.
        这谣言令全村人惶惶不安。
      • Rumour has it that tickets were being sold for £ 300
        据谣传,票卖到了300英镑。
      • After a few days I spread the next rumour.
        几天之后我又散布了下一个谣言。
      • I heard the rumour that she's leaving but apparently there's nothing in it.
        我听流言传说她要走了,但是显然这不是真的。
      • Rumour has it that her husband has gone over the hill.
        谣传她丈夫偷偷离开了。
      • The rumour was unfounded.
        传闻失实。