scuttlebutt

英['skʌtlbʌt] 美['skʌtlbʌt]
  • n. 饮水的容器;清水桶;船内饮水的地方;<俚>谣言;闲语
  • scud n.疾驶;飞云或雾;阵雨;阵风v.疾行;掠过
  • scudo n.19世纪以前的意大利银币单位
  • scuff v.磨损;拖着脚走n.拖着脚走;磨损
  • scuffing n.折皱变形(齿轮咬现象;划痕;塑性变形)
  • scuffle v.混战;扭打;拖脚行走n.混战
Noun:
  1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people;

    "the divorce caused much gossip"

1. All this scuttlebutt was laughed off as nonsense.
这些小道消息被当做一派胡言.

来自辞典例句