grapevine

n. 葡萄樹；葡萄藤；小道消息；秘密情報網。

[ 複數 grapevines ] ^[1] 

grapevine [ 'ɡreipvain ]

n.

1、gossip spread by spoken communication

同義詞：pipeline word of mouth

2、any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries

同義詞：grape ^[1] 

I heard on the grapevine that you're leaving. 我聽小道消息説你要離開。 《牛津詞典》

No sooner had he reached the grapevine than--crack! 他剛走到葡萄藤邊，啪！

I had heard through the grapevine that he was quite critical of what we were doing. 我已經私下聽説他對我們的工作十分挑剔。 《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》 ^[1]