bruit

bruit
[bruːt]
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial]spread (report or rumour) widely
    散播(传闻或谣言)
    he didn't want to have our relationship bruited about the office.
    他不想让我们的关系在办公室传播开去。
noun
  1. (archaic)a report or rumour
    (古)传闻,谣言
  2. (Medicine)a sound, especially an abnormal one, heard through a stethoscope; a murmur
    (医)(尤指听诊中听到的)杂音
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French bruit noise', from bruire 'to roar'
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