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

英英释义

Noun:

1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people;

   "the divorce caused much gossip"
   

经典引文

• The scuttlebutt then was that you were responsible for the capture and execution of the killer.

  出自： R. Ludlum

近反义词

【近义词】

• buzz 发出嗡嗡声
• bucket 【C】水桶
• comment 注释
• gossip 流言蜚语