n. 葡萄藤;谣传,流言;小道消息;消息的秘密来源 复数: grapevines 易混淆的单词: Grapevine
中文词源
grapevine 葡萄藤,小道消息
来自18世纪初电报系统初问世时,铺设的线路杂乱无章形如葡萄藤而得名。由电报引申词义小道消息。
grapevine 用法和例句
They 'll hear it through the grapevine .
他们早从小道消息那里得知了。
The grapevine is 80 % accurate
小道消息有80%的准确率
Autumn leaf wreath display : buy a grapevine or straw wreath .
秋叶花环:买一个葡萄藤或者麦秆做的花环。
Other studies have come up with a similar figure , suggesting that while details are inevitably lost along the way , the grapevine is mostly accurate .