gossip: n.1.街谈巷议,闲谈;闲话,流言蜚语。2.碎嘴子,饶舌者。3.漫笔,随笔。4.〔古、英方〕密友。vi.聊天;说(别人的)闲话。 Gossiping and lying go hand in hand. 〔谚语〕说短道长,必然撒谎。-er =gossip monger n.爱闲聊的人,搬弄是非者。-ist 闲话栏作家。adj.-y 爱闲谈的;爱说闲话的;漫谈式的。
The place to be is flat number 8 on the second floor of the gossip street apartment building , where all the neighbors gather to gossip 片中多咀街住有各行各业的小市民,从他们七嘴八舌中,足以反映出现实社会人情百态之一斑。