scandal

英 [ˈskændl]

美 [ˈskændl]

n. 丑行; 使人震惊的丑事; 丑闻; 关于丑行的传言(或报道); 可耻的行为(或态度等); 不可原谅的行为(或态度等)

复数：scandals　

Collins.3 / BNC.3816 / COCA.3052

牛津词典

noun

丑行；使人震惊的丑事；丑闻
behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger
1. a series of sex scandals
  一系列性丑闻
2. to cause/create a scandal
  引发丑闻
3. The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May.
  这桩丑闻是在五月份曝光的。
4. There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office.
  他在任期间没有任何丑闻。
关于丑行的传言（或报道）；丑闻
talk or reports about the shocking or immoral things that people have done or are thought to have done
1. to spread scandal
  散布丑闻
2. newspapers full of scandal
  充斥丑闻的报纸
可耻的行为（或态度等）；不可原谅的行为（或态度等）
an action, attitude, etc. that you think is shocking and not at all acceptable
1. It is a scandal that such a large town has no orchestra.
  这么大一座城市，竟然没有一支管弦乐队，真是说不过去。

N-COUNT 丑行;丑闻
Ascandalis a situation or event that is thought to be shocking and immoral and that everyone knows about.
1. ...a financial scandal.
  金融丑闻
N-UNCOUNT 流言蜚语;关于丑闻的传言;谣言
Scandalis talk about the shocking and immoral aspects of someone's behaviour or something that has happened.
1. He loved gossip and scandal...
  他喜欢说三道四，散布谣言。
2. These mothers often abandoned their children because of fear of scandal.
  这些母亲经常会因为害怕流言蜚语而抛弃自己的孩子。
N-SING 令人气愤的事;不像话的事;可耻的行为
If you say that something is ascandal, you are angry about it and think that the people responsible for it should be ashamed.
1. It is a scandal that a person can be stopped for no reason by the police.
  警察能无缘无故拦人，这真是令人愤慨的行径。

noun

disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
Synonym:dirtmalicious gossip
a disgraceful event
Synonym:outrage

Roosevelt either did not learn of the scandal or refused to credit what he heard
罗斯福要么是不知道那桩丑闻，要么是不相信他所听到的。
Every week a fresh scandal emerges about ministers carrying on with film actresses and call girls.
每个星期都传出新的丑闻，说某某部长和女演员或是应召女郎胡搞。
The ultimate sin was not infidelity, but public mention which led to scandal.
最大的罪过不是通奸而是公众议论，是它导致了丑闻的发生。
He was obliged to resign when one of his own aides was implicated in a financial scandal
当他的一位助手牵涉进一起金融丑闻时，他被迫辞职。
The scandal stories satisfy people's curiosity for a few hours.
有关丑闻的报道使人们的好奇心在几个小时内得到满足。
It is a scandal that a person can be stopped for no reason by the police.
警察能无缘无故拦人，这真是令人愤慨的行径。
It is getting harder for the president to dissociate himself from the scandal.
总统越来越难摆脱这一丑闻了。
He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal.
他拒绝降低对这起丑闻的调查力度。
There were fears he would be dragged down by the scandal.
有人担心他会因丑闻而辱没了身份。
He committed suicide rather than face the shame of being linked to the scandal.
他选择了自杀，不愿面对牵扯进这桩丑闻所带来的耻辱。