scuttlebutt

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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。

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