"gossiped" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 八卦
• 說閒話

Definition

談論他人私事，常常傳播謠言或祕密。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Gossiped” 為過去式，用於閒聊八卦。可正面或負面，常搭配 “about” 使用，如 “gossiped about”。不同於 “discussed”（討論，較中性）。

Examples

She gossiped with her friend after school.

她放學後和朋友**八卦**。

They gossiped about their neighbors.

他們**八卦**鄰居的事。

Tom gossiped during the lunch break.

湯姆在午餐休息時**說閒話**。

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

我們聚會時大家都**八卦**了一下，聊老朋友的事。

I regretted it after I gossiped about my coworker.

我**說閒話**同事後很後悔。

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

「你猜怎麼著？他們整個下午都在**說我們閒話**！」