Rumour

n. flying report; a current story.—v.t. to report: to circulate by report.—adj. Ru′morous vaguely heard.—n. Ru′mourer (Shak.) a reporter a spreader of news.

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• Thus rumour thrives in the capital, and will not go down into Lincolnshire. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• As no scandalous, ill-natured rumour had reached her, it was impossible for her to understand much of this strange letter. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• I'll tell him that, said Mr. Yorke, when his foreman mentioned the rumour; and if _that_ does not bring him home full gallop, nothing will. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• This last rumour gradually got strength. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• These latter, the rumour had it, they sacrificed to some terrible god in an orgy which ended in the eating of their victims. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I gathered more from rumour, and I made out the rest by instinct. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I know it to be unnecessary and calculated to awaken speculation, doubt, rumour, I don't know what, in the house. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• In the evening her grandfather came indoors with a rumour that Yeobright had removed that day from Alderworth to the old house at Blooms-End. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Perchance some faint rumour of me may have leaked within the confines of your hellish abode. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• The Roman citizen got his political facts from rumour and the occasional orator. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Nathaniel Pipkin had ocular demonstration of the fact, that the rumours of old Lobbs's treasures were not exaggerated. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• For two weeks no word has come back from them, but rumours were rife that they had met with a terrible disaster and that all were dead. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Throughout 1916 she remained largely on the defensive, and there were rumours of a separate peace with Germany. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• There were even rumours that he had left New York with Fanny Ring; but Mrs. Beaufort's attitude made the report seem improbable. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Martin had heard certain rumours; it struck him that it might be amusing to make an experiment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Every one had heard the rumours in question, and he scorned to confirm a tale that was already common property. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• We heard different rumours about him from time to time. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I had heard vague rumours, little more than legends they were, during my former life on Mars; but never had I seen them, nor talked with one who had. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• The Court sits tremulous, powerless: varies with the varying temper of the Esplanade, with the varying colour of the rumours from Paris. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Mrs. Helstone was hardly under the sod when rumours began to be rife in the neighbourhood that she had died of a broken heart. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• It began to be rumoured that the jury would be out a long while. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.

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