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tattle

v.闲谈

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副词:tattlingly 动词过去式:tattled 过去分词:tattled 现在分词:tattling 第三人称单数:tattles

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tattle


/'tætl; `tætl/
v [I] chatter or gossip idly; reveal information by doing this 闲谈; 闲聊; (聊天中)透露消息
*Who's been tattling? 谁在说闲话呢?

n [U] idle chatter or gossip 闲谈; 闲聊.

tattle


v [I]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Middle Dutch;Origin: tatelen]
old-fashioned to talk about other people's private lives
= gossip
especially AmE if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad
tattle on
 Robert is always tattling on me for things I didn't do.
tittle-tattle
>tattlen[U]
>tattlern[C]