说长道短的英文:
to indulge in idle gossip; to make captious comments; to gossip

参考例句:
  • 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。
indulge是什么意思
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。
idle是什么意思
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。
gossip是什么意思
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。

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