tattletale

FREQ #39555

n. 告密者, 搬弄是非的人

发音

US /ˈtætəlˌteɪl/

词形变化

tattletales 复数 tattletales tattletaled tattletales 三单 tattletaling tattletaling 现在分词 tattletaled 过去式 tattletaled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

    非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.

    及物/不及物 非正式
adj.
  1. 1.

    telltale; giveaway

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

telltale blabbermouth talebearer taleteller tattler

上位词 6

gossip gossiper gossipmonger newsmonger rumormonger rumourmonger

词源

From tattle + tale.

来源：wiktionary