scandal的意思

scandal

英 /'skænd(ə)l/ 美 /'skændl/

  • 六级
  • 考研
  • 雅思
  • 商务

基本释义

  • n 丑事,丑闻;耻辱

    an event in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people

例句

  1. It caused quite a scandal when he left his wife.

    他离开妻子成了一大丑闻。

  2. The college has recently been involved in a drugs scandal.

    这所大学最近卷入了毒品丑闻。

  3. He has been at the centre of a political scandal.

    他成了一桩政治丑闻的焦点。

短语

  • sex scandal 性丑闻;桃色新闻
  • watergate scandal 水门事件;水门丑闻

近义词

n 丑闻;流言蜚语;诽谤;公愤

同根词

adj scandalous 可耻的;诽谤性的
adv scandalously 过分地;诽谤性地;令人愤慨地
n scandalmonger 专事诽谤的人;散布丑闻者
vt scandalize 使震惊;诽谤;使愤慨、scandalise (英)使感震惊;使愤慨;诽谤;使丢脸(等于scandalize)