hear something on the grapevine

含义

to learn news that people pass on informally

从私下流传的消息中得知.

例句

1. 1Nobody told me officially that Sam was leaving; I heard it on the grapevine.
2. 2You hear things on the grapevine, but you shouldn't believe all of them.
3. 3When I asked how she knew about the wedding, Maria said she had heard it on the grapevine.
4. 4Is it true the café is closing? I heard something on the grapevine but wasn't sure.
5. 5I didn't hear it on the grapevine – the manager told me herself this morning.

语法

只有 hear 变化形式：hears、heard。消息放在 hear 和 on 之间：heard it on the grapevine。也说 through the grapevine。

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