scandal

复数：scandals

1. [S] 丑事,丑闻 action, attitude, etc. that is disgraceful or shameful
2. [U] 流言蜚语; 闲话; 诽谤 talk about the bad things people are thought to have done; gossip
3. [C] [U] 公愤; 反感 (act, behavior, etc. that causes) public feelings of outrage or indignation

• create〔cause, give rise to〕 a scandal引起公愤
• make up a scandal捏造丑闻

• political scandal政治丑闻
• public scandal众所周知的丑闻

• scandal about sb关于某人的丑事
• be a scandal to是…的耻辱
• to the scandal of使…为之惊骇,使…不悦

sex scandal性丑闻；桃色新闻

watergate scandal水门事件；水门丑闻

1. The scandal caused tempests in the newspaper.
   那件丑闻在报纸上引起阵阵风波。
2. The villagers knew about the scandal.
   村子里的居民知道这件丑事。
3. This scandal may topple the government.
   这桩丑闻有可能使政府垮台。
4. The President is at the center of a recent scandal over revelation about his financial interests.
   总统因近来被揭露涉嫌金融权益问题而成为丑闻的主角。
5. Our contentions do bring on us some scandal.
   我们的争论的确给我们带来了一些耻辱。
6. She dearly loves a bit of scandal.
   她很喜欢中伤别人。