a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
谣言;谣传;传闻,传说
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they were investigating rumors of a massacre 他们在调查有关大屠杀的传闻
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[mass noun]
rumor has it that he will take a year off .据传他将休假一年。
be circulated as an unverified account
谣传;传说
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[with clause]
it's rumored that he lives on a houseboat 听说他住在居住船上
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[with infinitive]
she is rumored to have gone into hiding .据说她已躲藏起来。
"late Middle English: from Old French