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单词 scapegoating
释义
scapegoating
noun[U]
uk
/ˈskeɪp.ɡəʊ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
theactofblamingapersonorgroupfor somethingbadthat hashappenedor that someoneelsehas done:
找替罪羊，找人受过
the scapegoating ofimmigrantsfor the country'seconomicproblems移民成了经济问题的替罪羊
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(Definition ofscapegoatingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

scapegoating| Business English

scapegoating
noun[U]
uk
/ˈskeɪpɡəʊtɪŋ/us
theactofblamingapersonor thing for somethingbadthat someoneelsehas done:
Hecriticisedthe scapegoating of areligiousminorityfor America'srecenteconomicfailures.
(Definition ofscapegoatingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscapegoating

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This not only increases private sector participation but also ensures that punishment of government does not merely representscapegoatingor efforts to placate the disaffected.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Alternatively, a "detouringattacking" triangle may evolve, in which both parents deflect relational marital conflict onto the child, that is,scapegoating.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There may well have been frequent political avowal of no guilt by association, noscapegoating, but the shadow persists.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The current study focuses on ascapegoatingcontext as a moderator of the impact of differential treatment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The enterprise of defining civic virtues does provide ample space forscapegoating.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Similarly, we contend that the fear andscapegoatingof persons with mental disorders is extremely pervasive in our culture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We have had a long catalogue ofscapegoatingand party politics.
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It smacks of a publicscapegoatingexercise in the face of embarrassing evidence of official covert support by the government.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
They did not indulge inscapegoatingor hiding behind other organisations.
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To make too much of this argument could almost lead to thescapegoatingof immigrants and asylum seekers.
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We are seeing the expression of a certain set of values and social and moral purposes that are harsh, unjust and smack ofscapegoating.
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Hansard archive
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To blame all our economic difficulties on the unofficial strike is just to go "scapegoating".
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Secondly, although we should require those high moral standards in the armed services as in other professions, we must beware ofscapegoating.
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The bottom line is that it is a disease that affects us all, so we should stopscapegoating.
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Suchscapegoatingcould happen, so the legislation should be careful to avoid it.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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