scuttlebutt
发音
英 [ˈskʌtlbʌt]
美 [ˈskʌtlˌbʌt]
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- n.
- 引水的器具，水桶，闲话
- 饮用水桶
单词词源
scuttlebutt 饮水桶，流言蜚语，谣言
scuttle,凿孔，开孔，butt,酒桶，水桶，词源同 bottle.字面意思为饮水桶，原为航海俚语，指 船员聚集在船舱甲板饮水桶处闲聊，引申词义流言蜚语，谣言等。
双语例句
- 1. All this scuttlebutt was laughed off as nonsense .
- 这些小道消息被当做一派胡言而一笑置之。
- 2. 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 .
- 有流言说：该助手将在2010年将让位于现今在伊拉克服役的拜登的儿子。
- 3. Since the iphone is the apple 's golden goose right now , it 's no surprise that it also commands the largest share of the aforementioned scuttlebutt .
- 既然iphone现在是apple会下金蛋的鹅，引出大量小道消息就不奇怪了。
- 4. Do you believe that scuttlebutt about helen having an affair with her boss ?
- 你相信关于海伦和她老板有恋情的谣言？
- 5. With luck the reporters would follow up on the scuttlebutt without mentioning its source , assuring themselves that they had got the story through their " contacts " .
- 如果幸运的话，记者会跟进这一线索但不会提到消息来源，让自己相信是通过他们自己的“线人”获得线索的。