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scuttlebutt [ˈskʌtlˌbʌt]

n. 引水的器具，水桶，闲话; 饮用水桶;

例句:

  • All this scuttlebutt was laughed off as nonsense.
    这些小道消息被当做一派胡言.
  • The scuttlebutt then was that you were responsible for the capture and execution of the killer.
    来自R. Ludlum
  • I suspect, I don't know all the details; there is a lot of scuttlebutt about this.
    来自SA
  • Hopefully, you've picked up on some reliable early scuttlebutt about a possible merger.
    来自WSJ