This rumour has been bruited about for years.
這個謠言已傳播多年了。
牛津詞典
Much bruit, little fruit.
講空話,不辦實事.
期刊摘選
The representative's job is to bruit the company's products abroad.
公司代表的工作就是向國外宣傳公司的產品.
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Bad: Bruit that male a homosexual.
壞: 謠傳那個男的是同性戀.
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"It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
