tattle

verb

1. 向当权者告发；（就某人不端行为）打小报告
   to tell sb, especially sb in authority, about sth bad that sb else has done

1. → see: tittle-tattle

1. Tattle on other employees.
   说其他员工闲话。
2. "Well, go and tattle and see if I care," replied scarlett.
   “好吧，看我究竟喜欢不喜欢，你走着瞧。”思嘉回答道。
3. "Well, what are you going to do about it? Tattle to suellen?"
   “那么，你准备怎么样呢，泄露给苏伦吗？”
4. Gonna tattle to the cdc?
   要去疾病控制中心报批吗？
5. Tattle telling is often what a kid perceives is wrong, NOT what is actually an injustice.
   告状是把小孩认为不对的事（未必真是不公的事），汇报上去。
6. When all the soldiers are girded for tattle, we will march against the enemy.
   当全体士兵做好准备时，我们就向敌人进军。
7. When they come to tattle I ask them if it's a medical emergency.
   当他们来找我告状时，我会问他们是否是「医疗紧急」状况？

  gossip tattle【导航词义：说闲话】

  gossip v. 说闲话，说长道短

〔辨析〕指背后谈论他人的行为或隐私。

  tattle v. 〈旧〉闲聊，谈论他人隐私

〔辨析〕既指闲谈，也指背后谈论他人的隐私。

noun

1. disclosing information or giving evidence about another

   Synonym:    singingtelling

verb

1. divulge confidential information or secrets
   1. Be careful--his secretary talks

   Synonym:    spill the beanslet the cat out of the bagtalkblabpeachbabblesingbabble outblab out

2. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

   Synonym:    chatterpifflepalaverpratetittle-tattletwaddleclackmaunderprattleblabgibberblabbergabble