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gossips

/ˈɡɒsɪps/

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noun

爱嚼舌根的人，八卦的人

Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

Examples :

"Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip."

小心点跟他说话，他有点爱嚼舌根。

character person human communication

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noun

流言蜚语，闲话。

Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.

Examples :

"According to the latest gossip, their relationship is on the rocks."

根据最新的八卦消息，他们的关系岌岌可危。

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noun

闲聊，八卦

Idle conversation in general.

Examples :

"The break room was filled with gossips about who might get promoted. "

休息室里到处都是关于谁可能升职的闲聊.

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noun

八卦，流言蜚语

A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.

Examples :

"a gossip blog"

八卦博客

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noun

教父母，义父义母

A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child.

Examples :

""My baby's gossips visited us yesterday to celebrate her baptism." "

昨天我孩子的教父母来我们家庆祝她的洗礼了。

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noun

闲话, 流言蜚语

A familiar acquaintance.

Examples :

"The old women at the park are not really friends; they are just gossips who meet daily to share rumors. "

公园里的老太太们其实不是朋友；她们只是每天见面说闲话，传播流言蜚语的熟人。

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noun

教母，义母

Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

Examples :

""I'm inviting Gossips Mary and Gossips John to my daughter's birthday party; they are her godparents, after all." "

我要邀请教母玛丽和教父约翰来参加我女儿的生日派对，毕竟他们是她的干爹干妈。

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verb

说闲话，八卦。

To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.

Examples :

""The girls often gossips about their classmates' relationships during lunch break." "

午休的时候，女孩子们经常会八卦同学们的恋爱关系。

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verb

闲聊，说闲话

Examples :

"The students often gossip about their teachers in the cafeteria. "

学生们经常在餐厅里闲聊老师们的八卦。

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verb

保媒，做媒。

To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.

Examples :

"Because both parents were seriously ill, the kind village elder gossips all the newborn babies in the small, isolated community. "

由于孩子的父母都身患重病，这位善良的村中长者为这个偏远小村里所有新生儿保媒做媒。

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verb

闲聊，说闲话.

To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.

Examples :

"After a long week of exams, the students gossiped and celebrated their hard work with pizza and music. "

经过漫长的一周考试后，学生们一边闲聊庆祝，一边吃着披萨，听着音乐，放松身心。

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