scapegoat的意思

基本释义

• n 替罪羊，替人顶罪者；替身

  someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault

• vt 使成为…的替罪羊

  To scapegoat someone means to blame them publicly for something bad that has happened, even though it was not their fault

例句

1. I don't think I deserve to be made the scapegoat for a couple of bad results.

   我认为我不该为出现的一些不良后果充当替罪羊。

2. ...a climate where ethnic minorities are continually scapegoated for the lack of jobs and housing problems.

   …一种屡屡把缺少工作职位和住房问题归罪于少数族裔的风气。

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