单词 | grapevine |
释义 | grapevine (once / 8907 pages) n The grapevine is a word for gossip. Anything heard on the grapevine was learned by word of mouth. In the Civil War, a grapevine telegraph was a gadget used for communicating. From there, people started talking about "the grapevine" as a source of information, especially gossip. If you heard from a friend of a friend that another friend is getting married, you heard it on the grapevine. If your cousin's cousin told you about a family scandal, you heard it on the grapevine. The grapevine is unofficial and full of hearsay: what you hear might not be accurate. WORD FAMILYgrapevine: grapevines USAGE EXAMPLESThe Grapevine was closed for periods in recent weeks because of heavy snowfall, and some motorists were temporarily stranded on mountain roads. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) And a grapevine that snaked up the window of my basement office. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) They replaced the Milnes’ grapevines with all new rootstock. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) 1n gossip spread by spoken communication Syn|Hyper pipeline, word of mouth comment, gossip, scuttlebutt a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people 2n any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries Syn|Hypo|Hyper grape, grape vine Vitis labrusca, fox grape native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes Vitis rotundifolia, muscadinenative grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties Vitis vinifera, common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grapecommon European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes Chardonnay, chardonnay grapewhite wine grape Pinot, Pinot grapeany of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes Sauvignon grapesmall blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking Cabernet Sauvignon grapesuperior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California Sauvignon blancwhite wine grape grown in California Merlotblack wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux Muscadetwhite grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France Rieslingwhite grape grown in Europe and California Zinfandelsmall black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe Chenin blancwhite grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France malvasiaused to make malmsey wine muscat, muskatany of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes Verdicchioa variety of white wine grape grown in Italy vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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