n. scandal monger,talebearer散布流言飛語(yǔ)者，搬弄是非的人。 △1H.IV.3.2.23:“As in reproof ofmany tales devised,/ Which oft the ear of greatnessneeds must hear / By smiling pick-thanks and base ne-wsmongers.”就像對(duì)于大人物耳朵里一定會(huì)常常聽(tīng)到的、由那些帶笑臉的獻(xiàn)媚者和搬弄是非的卑劣小人所捏造的許多流言飛語(yǔ)要加以反駁。