"grapevine" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 葡萄藤
• 小道消息 (口语)

Definition

葡萄藤是一种生产葡萄的植物。这个词也可以用来指口头传播的小道消息或谣言。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Grapevine'字面意思是葡萄藤，口语里常用于短语'hear something through the grapevine'，表示通过传言听到消息，多用于非正式场合，如办公室、学校里。

Examples

A grapevine grows in the garden.

花园里长着一株**葡萄藤**。

She planted a grapevine last year.

她去年种了一棵**葡萄藤**。

News spread quickly through the grapevine.

消息通过**小道消息**很快传开了。

I heard through the grapevine that they're getting married.

我通过**小道消息**听说他们要结婚了。

Rumors fly fast on the grapevine at my office.

在我们公司，**小道消息**传得特别快。

Don't believe everything you hear on the grapevine.

不是所有**小道消息**都能相信。