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单词 rumour
释义
rumour
noun[CorU]
UK(USrumor)
uk
/ˈruː.mər/us
/ˈruː.mɚ/
B2
anunofficialinterestingstoryorpieceofnewsthat might betrueorinvented, andquicklyspreadsfrompersontoperson:
流言；谣传；传闻
Rumours aregoing round(theschool)aboutMrMasonand hisassistant.有关梅森先生和他助手的流言蜚语（在学校里）满天飞。
[+ that]She'scirculating/spreadingrumoursthatthemanageris going toresign.她到处散播谣言，说经理要辞职了。
Iheardarumour that she'd beenseeingLuke Harrison.我听到有传言说她一直跟卢克‧哈里森在一起。
rumour has it
peopleare saying:
大家都说，据谣传说，有传言说
Rumour has it(that)you're going to be the nextmanagingdirector. Is ittrue?大家都说你将成为下一任总经理，这是不是真的？
More examples
  • Ihearda rumour that she'sleaving, butapparentlythere's nothing in it.
  • A rumour hassurfacedthat thecompanyis about to go out ofbusiness.
  • Thepresidenthasconsistentlydeniedthe rumours.
  • Hedeniedallresponsibilityfor the rumours that have beencirculating.
  • Thecompanymovedquicklytoquashrumours that it islosingmoney.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gossip and rumour
  • a little bird told meidiom
  • anecdotal
  • bird
  • bush telegraph
  • dirt
  • ear
  • exposure
  • furphy
  • gossip
  • hearsay
  • lip
  • on everyone's lipsidiom
  • peddle
  • reportedly
  • say-so
  • scandal
  • scaremongering
  • swirl
  • tittle-tattle
  • yourears must be burningidiom
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(Definition ofrumourfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rumour| Business English

rumour
noun[C]
UK(USrumor)
uk
/ˈruːmər/us
aninterestingstoryorpieceofnewsthat may or may not betrue, thatspreadsquicklyfrompersontoperson:
a rumour thatIhearda rumourthat she'sleaving.
A rumour hassurfacedthat thecompanyis about to go out ofbusiness.
rumour has it (that)
used to say what manypeopleare saying:
Rumour has it that you're going to be the nextmanagingdirector.
(Definition ofrumourfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrumour

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I plan to address the political uses of gossip andrumourin the eighteenth century at greater length elsewhere.
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We have seen how rumours about the general strike persisted right from the middle of 1920 to 1921.
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Rather, the rumours of bloodsuckers indicate a flexible ' truth ' that is negotiated through talking, since hearsay is a kind of truth when people believe it.
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Within these contexts, the culture wars should strongly influence mass political behaviour; outside of them, such an effect should be largely arumour.
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These rumours circulating in trusted family circles carry a weight that official declarations lack, wherever they come from.
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First, there was the ' hard news ' of the war : troop movements, casualties, rumours of a peace settlement.
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But already from that singular point of view relations, rumours and pretences are quite complex.
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Everyone in the world is spreading rumours to get him evicted.
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What did happen was the circulation of rumours regarding a possible second uprising echoing 1857.
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Although rumours are certainly told and retold, it appears that they disseminate by themselves, like contagious diseases.
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The regime was jumpy about the circulation of rumours and political prophecies.
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The rumours made the work of the intelligence department very difficult.
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Towards the end of his life rumours emerged about his exploits during his stay.
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Brazilian planters could and did organise among themselves at anyrumourof revolt.
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But rumours of a burgeoning military relationship provoked the real paranoia.
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