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rumour 音标拼音: [r ,umɚ] n. 谣言,传闻
vt. 谣传 谣言,传闻谣传 rumour n 1: gossip ( usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth [ synonym: { rumor}, { rumour}, { hearsay}] v 1: tell or spread rumors; " It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" [ synonym: { rumor}, { rumour}, { bruit}] Rumor \ Ru" mor\, n. [ F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.] [ Written also { rumour}.] 1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety. [ 1913 Webster] This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. -- Luke vii. 17. [ 1913 Webster] Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. [ 1913 Webster] Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A prolonged, indistinct noise. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
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