Dreye权威释义 | scuttlebutt

n.

甲板上饮用水器
谣言
He cares only about his ratings in the polls, and doesn't give a damn about what scuttlebutts there are.
他只在乎民调的数字，不在乎最近的流言蜚语。

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以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

n.

N. Amer. informal rumour; gossip.

C19 (denoting a water butt on the deck of a ship, providing drinking water): from scuttled butt.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》