| |
| |
| NOUN |
| |
| |
| /ˈskændl/ |
| |
| | |
| 1 | C/U a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people 丑闻；丑行；丑事 |
| | a sex scandal 性丑闻 |
| | The company has been damaged by a series of financial scandals. 公司因一系列的经济丑闻而受损。 |
| | a scandal breaks (=suddenly becomes known) When the scandal broke, many people called for the President’ s impeachment. 丑行败露 |
| | a hint of scandal (=a suggestion that a scandal may exist) Any further hint of scandal and he’ ll be forced to resign. 丑行的迹象 |
| | | 1a | U talk or reports in the newspapers or on television about shocking events involving important people （报纸或电视上涉及要人的惊人的）丑闻报道 | | | He was tired of the endless stream of scandal offered by the tabloid press. 他厌烦了那些通俗小报上没完没了的丑闻报道。 | |
| | |
| 2 | singular a situation that shocks you and makes you angry , especially one that you think someone in authority should change （尤指当局本应改变的）令人震惊的事，引起愤慨的事 |
| | +of The government has failed to deal with the scandal of homelessness. 政府没能处理好很多人无家可归这件让人气愤的事。 |
| | it’ s a scandal that It’ s a scandal that companies can charge so much for phone calls. 公司对电话收费会这么高，真是不像话。 |
| |