英语词汇rumour的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

rumour BrE rumor AmE /ˈruːmə $ -ər/ noun information passed from one person to another, which may or may not be trueverbs + rumourhear a rumour I heard a rumour that she was leaving.spread rumours Someone has been spreading rumours about us.believe a rumour I don’t believe all the rumours about him – he seems fine.deny a rumour The star is denying rumors that he plans to get married.confirm a rumour (=say that it is true) The actor’s agent would not confirm the rumour.prompt/spark rumours (=cause them) Pictures of the singer with a mystery man have sparked rumours of a romance.rumour + verbsa rumour spreads A rumour spread that he had been killed.a rumour goes around (=it is passed among people) There are rumors going around that they’re going to sell the company. | Not long afterwards, ugly rumours began to circulate.rumours fly around (=they are passed around among a lot of people very quickly) There were wild rumours flying around the office on Wednesday.adjectivesa false/unfounded rumour (=containing false information) The rumours are completely unfounded. | False rumors began to spread that troops were massing on the border.wild rumours (=ones that are extremely unlikely to be true) Wild rumours caused panic on the stock markets.a malicious rumour (=a false one that someone spreads to make trouble) The claims were dismissed by the government as ‘malicious rumours’.a scurrilous rumour formal (=damaging and false) Journalists spread scurrilous rumours about the school.a widespread rumour (=that many people hear about) The arrests followed widespread rumours of police corruption.a persistent rumour (=that keeps being repeated for a long time) Despite persistent rumours of an affair, his wife stood by him.a strong rumour (=that is likely to be true) There is a strong rumour that the government is planning to raise taxes.an unsubstantiated rumour (=not proved to be true) These are only unsubstantiated rumours.an ugly/nasty rumour (=about something bad) Ugly rumours persisted that someone had lied to the police.prepositionsa rumour about sth We’ve been hearing rumours about her health.rumours of sth Rumours of his arrest spread quickly.phrasesrumour has it (that)... (=it is being said) Rumour has it that they plan to get married.rumours are rife (that)... (=are talked about by a lot of people) Rumours were rife that the band were splitting up.THESAURUS: rumour speculation a situation in which a lot of people are talking about something that is happening, especially something that is happening in politics or public life, and trying to guess what the truth is: There was a great deal of speculation about a possible merger involving Belgium’s largest banks. | The report fuelled speculation (=caused more speculation) that he was about to resign. | His future as a player has been the subject of intense speculation. gossip things that people say about what they think has happened in other people’s private lives, which is usually not true: She tells me all the latest gossip from the office. | The magazine was full of gossip about celebrities. | You shouldn’t believe every piece of gossip you hear. talk something that people talk about a lot, but which is not official or not based on facts: The government has dismissed talk of a military strike on the country (=they have said that it is definitely not true). | There’s been a lot of talk of him resigning (=many people have been saying this). | I don't believe all this talk about ghosts and phantoms. hearsay something that you have heard from someone else, but cannot prove whether it is true or untrue – often used in legal contexts: All the accounts were based on hearsay rather than eye-witness reports. | Hearsay evidence cannot be used in court. | The comment is pure hearsay (=just hearsay).

词组	rumour
释义	rumour BrE rumor AmE /ˈruːmə $ -ər/ noun information passed from one person to another, which may or may not be trueverbs + rumourhear a rumour I heard a rumour that she was leaving.spread rumours Someone has been spreading rumours about us.believe a rumour I don’t believe all the rumours about him – he seems fine.deny a rumour The star is denying rumors that he plans to get married.confirm a rumour (=say that it is true) The actor’s agent would not confirm the rumour.prompt/spark rumours (=cause them) Pictures of the singer with a mystery man have sparked rumours of a romance.rumour + verbsa rumour spreads A rumour spread that he had been killed.a rumour goes around (=it is passed among people) There are rumors going around that they’re going to sell the company. \| Not long afterwards, ugly rumours began to circulate.rumours fly around (=they are passed around among a lot of people very quickly) There were wild rumours flying around the office on Wednesday.adjectivesa false/unfounded rumour (=containing false information) The rumours are completely unfounded. \| False rumors began to spread that troops were massing on the border.wild rumours (=ones that are extremely unlikely to be true) Wild rumours caused panic on the stock markets.a malicious rumour (=a false one that someone spreads to make trouble) The claims were dismissed by the government as ‘malicious rumours’.a scurrilous rumour formal (=damaging and false) Journalists spread scurrilous rumours about the school.a widespread rumour (=that many people hear about) The arrests followed widespread rumours of police corruption.a persistent rumour (=that keeps being repeated for a long time) Despite persistent rumours of an affair, his wife stood by him.a strong rumour (=that is likely to be true) There is a strong rumour that the government is planning to raise taxes.an unsubstantiated rumour (=not proved to be true) These are only unsubstantiated rumours.an ugly/nasty rumour (=about something bad) Ugly rumours persisted that someone had lied to the police.prepositionsa rumour about sth We’ve been hearing rumours about her health.rumours of sth Rumours of his arrest spread quickly.phrasesrumour has it (that)... (=it is being said) Rumour has it that they plan to get married.rumours are rife (that)... (=are talked about by a lot of people) Rumours were rife that the band were splitting up.THESAURUS: rumour speculation a situation in which a lot of people are talking about something that is happening, especially something that is happening in politics or public life, and trying to guess what the truth is: There was a great deal of speculation about a possible merger involving Belgium’s largest banks. \| The report fuelled speculation (=caused more speculation) that he was about to resign. \| His future as a player has been the subject of intense speculation. gossip things that people say about what they think has happened in other people’s private lives, which is usually not true: She tells me all the latest gossip from the office. \| The magazine was full of gossip about celebrities. \| You shouldn’t believe every piece of gossip you hear. talk something that people talk about a lot, but which is not official or not based on facts: The government has dismissed talk of a military strike on the country (=they have said that it is definitely not true). \| There’s been a lot of talk of him resigning (=many people have been saying this). \| I don't believe all this talk about ghosts and phantoms. hearsay something that you have heard from someone else, but cannot prove whether it is true or untrue – often used in legal contexts: All the accounts were based on hearsay rather than eye-witness reports. \| Hearsay evidence cannot be used in court. \| The comment is pure hearsay (=just hearsay).
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