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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- rumour
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noun
[US]
[c/u]
谣言
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2.
vt.
it is rumoured that... 据谣传…
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- rumour
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1.
noun
传言，谣言，传闻
Collins English-English Dictionary
- rumour
['ruːmə]
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n
information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, passed around verbally
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2.
n
(in combination)
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a rumour-monger
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n
gossip or hearsay
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n
[Archaic]
din or clamour
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n
[obsolete]
fame or reputation
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6.
vt.
[tr; usually passive]
to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumour
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it is rumoured that the Queen is coming
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vt.
[literary]
to make or cause to make a murmuring noise
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8.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin rumor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit raut he cries
Examples
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there is a feeling/rumour abroad that...
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一种情绪/谣言在到处流传…
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I don't know whether the rumour was based on fact or not.
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我不知道这个传闻是否基于事实。
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there's a rumour going about that...
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一条关于…的谣言正流传开来
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Rumour has it that his number is up.
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谣言说，他气数已尽了。
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Rumour has it that some of the students sound pretty good.
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听说一些学生非常好。
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a current rumour
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a dirty rumour
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a false rumour
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rumour has it that they will marry
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an ill-founded rumour
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