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单词 scandal
释义
scandal
noun
uk
/ˈskæn.dəl/us
/ˈskæn.dəl/
B2[CorU]
(anactionoreventthatcauses) apublicfeelingofshockandstrongmoraldisapproval:
丑行；丑闻；震惊；反感
afinancial/political/sexscandal财政／政治／性丑闻
Theiraffaircaused/createda scandal in theoffice.他们的风流韵事在办公室里成了丑闻。
The scandalbroke(=becamepublicknowledge)rightat thebeginningof theConservativePartyConference.就在保守党大会开幕的那一刻，丑闻曝了出来。
If there is theslightestsuggestion/hintof scandal, thepublicwill nolongertrustus.只要有哪怕一丝丑闻，公众就再也不会信任我们。
[U]
reportsaboutactionsoreventsthatcauseshockanddisapproval:
丑闻报道
Somemagazinescontainnothing but scandal andgossip.有些杂志专门报道丑闻，散播小道消息。
tospreadscandal传播丑闻
[S]
asituationthat isextremelybad:
丢脸，耻辱
[+ (that)]It's a scandal(that)childrenaretreatedin this way.这样对待孩子真是太可耻了。
More examples
  • It was apoliticalscandal whichdamageda lot ofreputations.
  • Thislatestscandal hasraiseddoubtsabout hissuitabilityfor thepost.
  • Thislatestepisodein thefraudscandal hasshockeda lot ofpeople.
  • So could this scandalbringdown thegovernment?
  • Adrugsscandal could end hercareerovernight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Morally wrong and evil
  • abhorrent
  • amoral
  • amorality
  • anomie
  • antichrist
  • disgrace
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • dissolutely
  • dissoluteness
  • no goodidiom
  • no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
  • non-ethical
  • obscene
  • obscenely
  • turpitude
  • unconscionable
  • unconscionably
  • unethical
  • unprincipled
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Gossip and rumour
(Definition ofscandalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

scandal| American Dictionary

scandal
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈskæn·dəl/
anactionoreventthat isconsideredimmoral,causingthepublictoreactwithshockoranger:
[C]Peoplewithdrewtheirmoneyfrombankscaughtup in the scandal.

scandalous

adjectiveus
/ˈskæn·dəl·əs/
She has areputationforspreadingscandalousgossip.
(Definition ofscandalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

scandal| Business English

scandal
noun
uk
/ˈskændəl/us
[CorU]
anactionoreventthatshockspeopleand makes themfeeldisapproval:
cause/create (a) scandalThe politician'sbehaviourcauseda scandal.
a scandal breaks/eruptsWhen thesubprimeloanscandalbroke, thevalueofhousesfell.
He still getspaid,despiteleavingunder acloudof scandal.
becaughtup/involvedin a scandal
afinancial/mis-selling/corruptionscandal
[U]
reportsaboutactionsoreventsthatcauseshockanddisapproval:
There wasgossipand scandal, but it neveraffectedhisbusinessdealings.
it's a scandal
used for saying that youthinkasituationis verybadand should not beallowedoraccepted:
It's a scandal thatemployeescould betreatedin this way.
(Definition ofscandalfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscandal

scandal
Whether these scandals were criminal or not was uncertain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Should he persist, he becomes the cause ofscandal, and his reputation soon becomes detestable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Candidates include response to corruption scandals and imitating a seemingly successful foreign example.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In subsequent months the administration has been bombarded by denunciations of corruption and by media scandals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They therefore dealt with cases of slander (known as 'scandal').
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some newspapers will choose to be tabloids and cover crime,scandal, disaster, and soft news.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The only variable that is significant across different model formulations is thescandalvariable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Similarly, it might be suggested that when a majorscandalsurfaces shortly before the time of the survey, respondents may overestimate corruption.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Short-term effects, such as scandals, economic performance, or the popularity of a particular political figure may also lead to distortions that hinder effective cancellation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Coding: (3)scandalinvolving major government or governing party member.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The activists hardly managed to survive, while stirring an enormousscandal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sudden scandals, a downturn in the economy or policy failure can rapidly change a party's fortunes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Concerns about the scandals in the 1990s led to a reluctance to invest in individual private pensions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their relationship continued, to the apparent satisfaction of both men-until, that is, the affair became ascandal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For the panoptical eye, this is the ultimatescandal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithscandal

scandal

These are words often used in combination withscandal.

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corruption scandal
This is, of course, the reason why we assume that acorruptionscandallowers the incumbent's chance of re-election.
From theCambridge English Corpus
financial scandal
The result is that we have afinancialscandalon our hands.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
growing scandal
They are a rapidlygrowingscandal.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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