scandal

noun

/ˈskændl/

[countable, uncountable] behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger丑行；使人震惊的丑事；丑闻
- a series of sex scandals一系列性丑闻
- to cause/create a scandal引发丑闻
- The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May.这桩丑闻是在五月份曝光的。
- There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office.他在任期间没有任何丑闻。
- a promising career wrecked by scandal被丑闻毁掉的有前途的事业
- In the wake of recent accounting scandals, new cases have come to light.继最近几宗会计丑闻之后，又有新案件曝光。
- The apartment was paid for by the bank at the centre of the scandal.这套住房是由身处丑闻中心的那家银行付款购买的。
- There have been calls for the resignation of the minister involved in the sex scandal.一直有人呼吁要求牵连进性丑闻的部长辞职。
- the prisoner-abuse scandal虐囚丑闻
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- major
- …
… of scandals
- series
- spate
- wave
- …
verb + scandal
- cause
- create
- avoid
- …
scandal + verb
- be brewing
- break
- develop
- …
scandal + noun
- sheet
preposition
- in a/the scandal
- scandal over
phrases
- the centre/center of a scandal
- a hint of scandal
- a suggestion of scandal
- …
[uncountable] talk or reports about the very bad or wrong things that people have done or are thought to have done关于丑行的传言（或报道）；丑闻
- to spread scandal散布丑闻
- newspapers full of scandal充斥丑闻的报纸
- The newspapers are full of scandal about her private life.报上充斥着她的私生活丑闻。
- Their relationship attracted a lot of scandal.他们的关系招来了许多流言蜚语。
- She's always trying to stir up scandal.她总是极力给丑闻煽风点火。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- major
- …
… of scandals
- series
- spate
- wave
- …
verb + scandal
- cause
- create
- avoid
- …
scandal + verb
- be brewing
- break
- develop
- …
scandal + noun
- sheet
preposition
- in a/the scandal
- scandal over
phrases
- the centre/center of a scandal
- a hint of scandal
- a suggestion of scandal
- …
[singular] an action, attitude, etc. that you think is very wrong and not at all acceptable可耻的行为（或态度等）；不可原谅的行为（或态度等） synonym disgrace
- it is a scandal that… It is a scandal that such a large city has no orchestra.这么大的城市没有管弦乐队，这是一件丑闻。
- The real scandal is that nothing has been done to make sure it doesn't happen again.真正可恨的是，没有采取任何措施确保此类事件不再发生。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion, by the immoral behaviour of a religious person’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offence’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block’.

词汇	scandal
释义	scandal noun /ˈskændl/ /ˈskændl/ [countable, uncountable] behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger丑行；使人震惊的丑事；丑闻 a series of sex scandals一系列性丑闻 to cause/create a scandal引发丑闻 The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May.这桩丑闻是在五月份曝光的。 There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office.他在任期间没有任何丑闻。 a promising career wrecked by scandal被丑闻毁掉的有前途的事业 In the wake of recent accounting scandals, new cases have come to light.继最近几宗会计丑闻之后，又有新案件曝光。 The apartment was paid for by the bank at the centre of the scandal.这套住房是由身处丑闻中心的那家银行付款购买的。 There have been calls for the resignation of the minister involved in the sex scandal.一直有人呼吁要求牵连进性丑闻的部长辞职。 the prisoner-abuse scandal虐囚丑闻 Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great major … … of scandals series spate wave … verb + scandal cause create avoid … scandal + verb be brewing break develop … scandal + noun sheet preposition in a/the scandal scandal over phrases the centre/center of a scandal a hint of scandal a suggestion of scandal … [uncountable] talk or reports about the very bad or wrong things that people have done or are thought to have done关于丑行的传言（或报道）；丑闻 to spread scandal散布丑闻 newspapers full of scandal充斥丑闻的报纸 The newspapers are full of scandal about her private life.报上充斥着她的私生活丑闻。 Their relationship attracted a lot of scandal.他们的关系招来了许多流言蜚语。 She's always trying to stir up scandal.她总是极力给丑闻煽风点火。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great major … … of scandals series spate wave … verb + scandal cause create avoid … scandal + verb be brewing break develop … scandal + noun sheet preposition in a/the scandal scandal over phrases the centre/center of a scandal a hint of scandal a suggestion of scandal … [singular] an action, attitude, etc. that you think is very wrong and not at all acceptable可耻的行为（或态度等）；不可原谅的行为（或态度等） synonym disgrace it is a scandal that… It is a scandal that such a large city has no orchestra.这么大的城市没有管弦乐队，这是一件丑闻。 The real scandal is that nothing has been done to make sure it doesn't happen again.真正可恨的是，没有采取任何措施确保此类事件不再发生。词源Middle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion, by the immoral behaviour of a religious person’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offence’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block’.
随便看	anthropotomical anthropotomist anthurium anthuriums anti anti- anti_1 anti_2 antiabuse antiacademics antiacid antiadministrations antiagglutinative antiaggressive antiaggressively antiaggressiveness antiaggressivenesses anti-aircraft anti aircraft antiaircraft antianaphylactic antianaphylactics antiapartheids antiarab anti-arabs