n.流言蜚語；愛說長道短的人；閑話

vi.散播(流言蜚語)

There has been much gossip in political circles. 政界里有許多流言蜚語。

I loathe people who spread malicious gossip. 我討厭那些散布充滿惡意的流言蜚語的人。

He's a terrible gossip. 他專愛說人閑話。

I have no time to engage in gossip. 我無暇閑聊。

Can you put an end to that kind of gossip? 你能不能別再說那種閑話?

You call a friendly conversation idle gossip? 您把友誼的閑談當(dāng)作空話嗎?

Don't gossip about a person's right and wrong behind his back. 不要背地里說別人長短。

gossip用作動詞時意思是“說閑話”,指在背后說別人的壞處,其后常接介詞about或of。