1 [U] informal talk about other people and their private lives, that is often unkind or not true 流言；闲话: Matt phoned me up to tell me the latest gossip. 马特打电话告诉我最新的闲言碎语。

2 [C] an informal conversation about other people and their private lives 聊天: The two neighbours were having a good gossip over the fence. 这两个邻居当时正在隔着篱笆闲聊一番。

3 [C] a person who enjoys talking about other people's private lives 爱说长道短的人 gossip verb [I]