| 词汇 | gossipy |
| 释义 | gossipy adjective uk /ˈɡɒs.ɪ.pi/ us /ˈɡɑː.sə.pi/ full of gossip (= conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind or not true): 充斥着（对别人隐私）闲言碎语的 a gossipy letter一封满是闲言碎语的信 He told me a gossipy anecdote about the late Princess.他给我讲了已故公主的趣闻。 See gossip A gossipy person enjoys talking about other people and their private lives: （爱对别人隐私）闲言碎语的 gossipy people爱说闲言碎语的人 He dismissed the politicians as "a group of gossipy old busybodies".他把政客们斥为 “一群爱说闲话、多事的人”。 See gossip She remembers her nightly gossipy phone calls with her best friend. He was permitted to publish a lively and gossipy memoir which enraged the many ministers whom he mocked. The two held hands and talked in whispers, like gossipy friends. Talkative and eloquent articulate articulately articulateness chattily eloquence eloquently expansive expressive fluent garrulous garrulousness gift loquacious loquaciously loquacity lucid lucidity silver-tongued voluble well turned Examples of gossipygossipy In the next section, we work toward characterizing the discursive strategies used for othering in stories involving gossipy events. This article examines instances of gossipy storytelling among young friends during which participants negotiate self- and other-identities in particular ways. They are thus a doubly interesting source: early in her career they supply a much-needed musical profile; later they fill in the gossipy backstage context. In the gossipy talk episodes examined, social "transgression" might be oriented to as a serious matter and thus pejorated, or oriented to in a playful key and thus celebrated. This is an aspect of gossipy talk that deserves but has not yet received sustained attention, and it is to this we turn in our analysis of gossip episodes below. First, we want to demonstrate that our student friends' storytelling contains "gossipy episodes" that focus largely, although not exclusively, on derogatory0disparaging gossip, and to a lesser extent on celebratory gossip. It is a question not just of the gossipy councillor but of whether, if the correspondence is spread more widely, it will become public information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that male messengers are at least as gossipy as tea ladies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not wish to associate myself with the view that tea ladies are particularly gossipy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Gossipy neighbors and shop vendors treat them with contempt, fellow tenants complaining that their (already noticeably dilapidated) tenement building has now become filthy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She can be gossipy and frivolous, but she remains a close and trusted family friend until the end of the show's run. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gabrielas impulsive, unbound spontaneity contrasts with the false morals defined by a society filled with various gossipy, humorous, nave, seductive, amusing, and mysterious characters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Lyuba is very gossipy and talkative, and is considered the channel for all the hospital's dirty secrets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These biographies have since been viewed as highly unreliable, gossipy, and hasty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is gossipy and anecdotal, tolerant of eccentricity, generous and co-operative. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of gossipy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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