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⇨ report 4report4 noun commission a report on the health service 委托撰写有关公共医疗服务的调查报告newspaper reports 报纸的报道a progress/medical report 进度／医疗报告unconfirmed reports of a shooting 未经证实的枪击事件传言report ♦︎ rumour ♦︎ talk ♦︎ scandal ♦︎ gossip ♦︎ hearsay ♦︎ dirtThese are all words for a story or piece of information that sb tells you, that may or may not be true. 这些词均表示或真或假的传闻。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the reports / rumours / talk / scandal / gossip / hearsay / dirt about sb / sth◆reports / rumours / talk of sth happening◆amid reports / rumours / talk of sth◆reports / rumours / talk / gossip that...◆a / an false / baseless / unconfirmed report / rumour◆to spread reports / rumours / gossip◆to hear / believe reports / rumours / talk / gossip◆to deny / confirm reports / rumours■ report [countable] a story or piece of news that may or may not be true （或真或假的）传闻◆I don't believe these reports of UFO sightings.我不相信这些有关目击不明飞行物的传言。◆There are unconfirmed reports of a shooting in the capital.有未经证实的传言说首都发生了枪击事件。■ rumour (BrE) (NAmE rumor) / /ˈruːmə(r)/ / [countable, uncountable] a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, and sometimes try to spread deliberately, but that may not be true 谣言；传闻◆There are widespread rumours of job losses.到处谣传要裁员。◆Some malicious rumours are circulating about his past.有些别有用心的谣言传出，说他过去如何如何。◆Rumour has it (= people say) that he was murdered.有传言说他被杀害了。▸ be rumoured (BrE) (NAmE be rumored) verb [transitive, passive] ◆It's widely rumoured that she's getting promoted.到处都在传要提拔她了。◆He was rumoured to be involved in the crime.有传言说他卷入了这一犯罪事件。■ talk [uncountable] stories that suggest that a particular thing might happen in the future （关于未来的）传言，流言蜚语，揣测◆There was talk in Washington of sending in troops.华盛顿有派兵的谣传。■ scandal [uncountable] (disapproving) talk or news reports about shocking or immoral things that people have done, that are usually unkind and may not be true 关于丑行的传言（或报道）；丑闻◆The newspapers are full of scandal about her private life.报上充斥着她的私生活丑闻。ⓘ (A) scandal [countable, uncountable] is an event or behaviour that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger. * scandal指人们认为在道德或法律上有错并引起公众震惊或愤怒情绪的事件或行为◆a series of sex scandals一系列性丑闻◆to cause / create a scandal引发丑闻◆The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in 2006.这桩丑行是在2006年披露的。◆There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office.他在任期间没有任何丑闻。 ■ gossip [uncountable] (sometimes disapproving) informal talk or stories about other people's private lives, that may be unkind or not true 流言蜚语；闲言碎语◆Tell me all the latest gossip!把最新的小道消息都讲给我听听吧！◆office gossip办公室八卦 see also gossip ⇨ chat verb NOTE 辨析 Scandal or gossip? Scandal is always unkind and is usually more shocking than gossip. * scandal总是指丑闻，通常比gossip更令人震惊。■ hearsay /ˈhɪəseɪ; NAmE ˈhɪrseɪ/ [uncountable] (often used in legal contexts 常用于法律语境) (rather formal) things that you have heard from another person but do not definitely know to be true 道听途说；传闻◆Her evidence was dismissed as hearsay.她提供的证据被视为道听途说而未被采纳。■ dirt [uncountable] (informal) unpleasant or harmful information about sb that could be used to damage their reputation or career （可能有损声誉或事业的）丑闻，流言蜚语◆Do you have any dirt on the new guy?你知道新来的那个人的丑闻吗？◆She just loves to dish the dirt (= tell people unkind or unpleasant things about sb).她就喜欢说人坏话。◆He'd been trying to dig up some dirt on his political rival.他一直在努力挖出政敌的丑闻。 |