grapevine
grapevine 英 [ˈgreɪpvaɪn] 美 [ˈɡrepˌvaɪn]
n. 葡萄树；葡萄藤；小道消息；秘密情报网
名词复数:grapevines
- The grapevine is a word for gossip. Anything heard on the grapevine was learned by word of mouth.
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- n. 葡萄树；葡萄藤；小道消息；秘密情报网
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1. 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。
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2. On the other hand, the grapevine is valuable as a barometer of ‘public opinion’ in the organization.
但在另一方面，小道消息作为组织中“民意”的晴雨表是有价值的。
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3. So we guess he knows what he’s talking about! Which is a good thing since here are his top tips for how to choose a wine in a restaurant from his book “Heard It Through The grapevine”.
我们猜想他对所谈论的主题已了如指掌了，在他的书《葡萄藤的酒语》中，关于如何在餐厅选择合适的葡萄酒，他给出的建议里有哪些好的内容呢？
- grapevine (n.) also grape-vine, 1736, from grape + vine. Meaning "a rumor; a secret or unconventional method of spreading information" (1863) is from the use of grapevine telegraph as "secret source of information and rumor" in the American Civil War; in reference to Southerners under northern occupation but also in reference to black communities and runaway slaves.
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