scandal
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A scandal is a situation or event that is thought to be shocking and immoral and that everyone knows about. 醜聞
...a financial scandal. …一樁金融醜聞。
2. N-UNCOUNT Scandal is talk about the shocking and immoral aspects of someone's behaviour or something that has happened. 流言蜚語
He loved gossip and scandal. 他喜歡閑話和流言蜚語。
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scandal /?sk?nd?l/ (scandals)
劍橋詞典
- B2 [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
- It was a political scandal which damaged a lot of reputations .
- This latest scandal has raised doubts about his suitability for the post .
- This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people .
- So could this scandal bring down the government ?
- A drugs scandal could end her career overnight . 返回 scandal
(an action or event that causes ) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval
醜行；醜聞；震驚；反感
a financial /political /sex scandal 財政／政治／性醜聞
Their affair caused /created a scandal in the office . 他們的風(fēng)流韻事在辦公室裡成了醜聞。
The scandal broke (= became public knowledge ) right at the beginning of the Conservative Party Conference. 就在保守黨大會開幕的那一刻，醜聞曝了出來。
If there is the slightest suggestion /hint of scandal, the public will no longer trust us. 衹要有哪怕一絲醜聞，公衆(zhòng)就再也不會信任我們。
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
reports about actions or events that cause shock and disapproval
醜聞報道
Some magazines contain nothing but scandal and gossip . 有些襍志專門報道醜聞，散播小道消息。
to spread scandal 傳播醜聞
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]
a situation that is extremely bad
丟臉，恥辱
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] It's a scandal (that) children are treated in this way. 這樣對待孩子真是太可恥了。
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