grape-vine

n 1 type of vine on which grapes grow 葡萄藤. =>illus 见插图. 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 消息的传播途径（如在办公室、 学校、 朋友间）: I heard on the grape-vine that Jill is to be promoted. 我听人说吉尔就要提升了.

grandness, grandpa, grandparent, grandson, grandstand, grange, granite, granny, granny (also grannie), granny flat, granny knot, grant, granted, granular, granulate, granulated sugar, granule, grape, grape-shot, grape-sugar, grapefruit, graph, graph paper, graphic, graphically, graphics, graphite, graphologist, graphology, grapnel, grapple, grappling-iron, grasp, grasp at, grasping, graspingly, grass, grass roots, grass snake, grass widow,