"gossiped" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 八卦
• 说闲话

Definition

谈论他人私事，常常传播谣言或秘密。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Gossiped”表示过去时。根据语境可以是轻松或带贬义，常和“about”搭配。如“gossiped about”。与“discussed”不同，后者是中性的。

Examples

She gossiped with her friend after school.

她放学后和朋友**八卦**。

They gossiped about their neighbors.

他们**八卦**了邻居的事。

Tom gossiped during the lunch break.

汤姆在午休时**说闲话**。

We all gossiped a bit at the reunion, just catching up on old friends.

我们聚会时大家都**八卦**了一下，聊老朋友的事。

I regretted it after I gossiped about my coworker.

我**说闲话**同事后很后悔。

"Guess what? They gossiped about us all afternoon!"

“你猜怎么着？他们整个下午都在**说我们闲话**！”