说长道短的英文怎么说
2012-07-06 00:08
说长道短的英文:
to indulge in idle gossip; to make captious comments; to gossip
- I must say I object to her gossiping.
我得说我很反对她说长道短。 - There was not a single thing about her that one could find fault with.
在她身上找不出一点让人家说长道短的地方。 - There are too many gossipy people in this office.
这个办公室里爱说长道短的人太多了。 - Her disheveled appearance when she arrives is meat for Caroline's gossip, but Mrs
她到达时的狼狈相,为卡罗琳说长道短提供了话柄。 - Men came out of the barber shop with lathered faces, their neckcloths hanging, to watch and comment in hushed voices
有几个男人从理发店里跑出来,只见他们理发用的罩衣还没有脱下,脸上还有刮胡子用的皂液。他们一面看,一面压低了嗓音说长道短。
v. 使高兴;满足;纵容;(使)沉迷于
- You are too indulgent with your children.
你太放纵孩子了。 - They indulge in tall talk.
他们一味说大话。 - Their foibles were treated with indulgence.
大家以宽容的态度对待他们的那些小缺点。
adj. 懈怠的,懒惰的;闲置的;闲散的;无效的;空闲的
v. 混时间,闲荡,无所事事;未熄火;关闭工厂
- The tongue of idle person is never idle
人懒话多 - The tongue of idle persons is never idle.
懒汉的舌头并不闲。 - The protracted idleness eat at him.
这样没完没了地一天天闲混,使他苦恼。
n. 流言,流言蜚语;爱讲闲话的人;闲谈,八卦
v. 传播流言,说长道短,闲聊
- They often gossiped.
They often gossiped. - Have you gossiped with her?
你找她一块儿聊天儿来着? - She is a big gossip.
她真是个八卦夫人。