
n.謠言;傳聞;傳說(shuō)
vt.傳聞,謠傳
=rumor
There isn't an atom of truth in the rumour. 謠言中沒(méi)有絲毫的真實(shí)性。
A rumour does not always prove (to be) a fact. 傳聞弄到最后不一定是事實(shí)。
I heard a rumour that they are getting married. 我聽(tīng)到傳聞,說(shuō)他們要結(jié)婚了。
Rumour has it that the president is coming to visit our school. 傳說(shuō)總統(tǒng)要來(lái)我們學(xué)校參觀。
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)It was rumoured that he was suffering from gallstone. 聽(tīng)說(shuō)他得了膽結(jié)石病。
She is rumoured to have been married in England. 謠傳她已經(jīng)在英國(guó)結(jié)婚。
rumour是英式拼法,美式拼法為rumor。