gossip學測 L3KK [ˈgɑsəp] | /ˈgɑsəp/
閒話;八卦·愛說閒話的人;長舌婦·說閒話;八卦
名詞、動詞皆常考,語意易混淆
By lunchtime, the gossip about the new teacher had already reached every classroom.
到了午餐時間,關於新老師的八卦已經傳遍每間教室。
一個畫面:交頭接耳
湊近私語湊近耳朵說悄悄話
長舌之人愛到處講別人閒話的人
越傳越廣悄悄話一個傳一個,內容逐漸走樣
義項
耳語傳聞B2noun閒話;八卦
Some gossip about the actor's divorce appeared online this morning.
今天早上網路上出現了一些關於那位演員離婚的八卦。
spread gossiphear gossip
長舌真身B2noun愛說閒話的人;長舌婦
Everyone at school calls her the gossip because she always knows the latest news first.
全校同學都叫她「八卦大王」,因為她總是最先知道最新消息。
such a gossipa terrible gossip
交頭接耳B2verb說閒話;八卦
After the exam, the students gossiped in the hallway about who had done best.
段考結束後,同學們在走廊上竊竊私語,討論誰考得最好。
love to gossipgossip about a friend
片語
spread gossip八卦擴散 →散播閒話
juicy gossip勁爆八卦 →精彩聳動的八卦
office gossip辦公室耳語 →職場上的閒言閒語
gossip column八卦專欄 →報章雜誌的八卦專欄
你會不會這樣說?
Susan is such a ___ that everyone avoids telling her secrets. (gossip / gossips)
看答案
gossip
此處 gossip 是名詞,指愛說閒話的人,可用 a gossip。
There was a lot of ___ about the new teacher before she arrived. (gossip / a gossip)
看答案
gossip
指『閒話』的 gossip 是不可數名詞,不能加 a。
字族
gossipy 愛說閒話的;充滿八卦的
順路看看
rumor — 泛指未經證實的各種傳言scandal — 醜聞,比八卦更嚴重的醜事whisper — 低聲說話,常用來偷偷八卦多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
團隊聊天室禮儀
Please do not spread gossip about colleagues' private lives in the team chat.
請不要在團隊聊天室散播同事私生活的八卦。
午休交談
During lunch, two employees gossiped unkindly about a colleague's personal life.
午餐時,兩名員工刻薄地談論一位同事私生活的八卦。
詞族
gossip noun;verb 八卦;說閒話・gossips verb(第三人稱單數現在式) 說閒話・gossiped verb(過去式、過去分詞) 說閒話・gossiping verb(現在分詞) 說閒話
四選一
Employees should not ____ about their coworkers' private lives.
看答案
gossip
should not 後接原形動詞 gossip。gossiped 是過去式或過去分詞,gossiping 是現在分詞,gossips 是第三人稱單數現在式,都不符合此處的助動詞結構。
同義改寫
Please do not spread gossip about colleagues' private lives in the team chat. → Please do not circulate gossip about colleagues' private lives in the team chat.
此處 spread 與 circulate 都表示散播;改寫保留不要在團隊聊天室散播同事私生活八卦的請求。gossip 可以涉及真實私事,不限於未經證實的 rumors,因此保留 gossip,避免縮窄原句範圍。
During lunch, two employees gossiped unkindly about a colleague's personal life. → During lunch, two employees talked unkindly about a colleague's private affairs.
改寫保留談論他人私事及刻薄的語氣,對應此處 gossiped unkindly 的意思。