●ˌbandy sth aˈbout ( ˌbandy sth aˈroundespecially BrE) if a word, a name, etc. is bandied about, it is mentioned or talked about by many people, often in a careless way(轻率地)传播,散布,谈论◆The stories being bandied about are completely false. 那些道听途说的谣言完全是子虚乌有。◆He’s not paid anything like the £4 000 a week figure being bandied around. 他每周挣四千英镑的说法完全不靠谱。OBJstory, figures, word/termNOTEUsually used in the passive.通常用于被动语态。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]