scapegoat
verb /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
/ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they scapegoat | /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/ /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/ |
| he / she / it scapegoats | /ˈskeɪpɡəʊts/ /ˈskeɪpɡəʊts/ |
| past simple scapegoated | /ˈskeɪpɡəʊtɪd/ /ˈskeɪpɡəʊtɪd/ |
| past participle scapegoated | /ˈskeɪpɡəʊtɪd/ /ˈskeɪpɡəʊtɪd/ |
| -ing form scapegoating | /ˈskeɪpɡəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈskeɪpɡəʊtɪŋ/ |
- scapegoat somebody/something to blame somebody/something for a failure or for something bad that another person has done
替罪羊；代人受过者 - The community chose to ignore its own failings and to scapegoat her instead.
社区选择忽略自己的失败，代之以她的替罪羊。
- The community chose to ignore its own failings and to scapegoat her instead.