rumor

英 [ˈruːmə]

美 [ˈruːmə(r)]

n. 谣言
v. 谣传

复数：rumors　现在分词：rumoring　过去式：rumored　第三人称单数：rumors　过去分词：rumored　

COCA.3498

柯林斯词典

noun

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

verb

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

Oh, by the way, keep their mouth shut. I don't want to hear any rumor.
喔对了，把他们的嘴封好，我不想要听到任何谣言。
I heard a rumor that the headmaster is leaving.
我听到传闻说校长要走了。
Ike doesn't know how such a rumor got about.
艾克不知这样的谣言是怎么传开的。
Michael: Did you hear the latest rumor?
你听到最新的谣传了吗？
You said he was only a rumor.
你说他只是传闻而已。
Have you heard the rumor that Lisa was caught stealing in the supermarket?
你听说莉莎在超市偷东西当场被抓的传闻了吗？
Oh, so the rumor's completely false then?
哦，那谣言都是假的了？
Rumor has it the bloke's a foreigner.
传闻那家伙是个外国人。
Gary: well, the rumor was that he had been doing something illegal on his computer.
加里：有传言说，他在电脑上做了些非法的事。
Was that an acquisition rumor, or have you had offers?
这次收购是个谣传吗，还有真的有人开价了？