bruit/bru:t; brut/ v (phr v) ~ sth abroad/about (fml or joc 文或谑) spread (a rumour or report) 散布（谣言或传言） It's been bruited about that... 到处传播... The news of the impending marriage was bruited abroad. 婚期临近的消息传遍了各处.
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