grape-vine
n
1 type of vine on which grapes grow 葡萄藤. =>illus 見插圖.
2 (usu 通常作 the grape-vine) [sing]
(fig 比喻) means by which news is passed on from person to person, eg in an office, a school or a group of friends 消息的傳播途徑(如在辦公室、 學校、 朋友間)
I heard on the grape-vine that Jill is to be promoted. 我聽人說吉爾就要提升了.