scandal
['skæn.dəl] noun
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■(an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval 丑行；丑闻；震惊；反感•a financial/political/ sex scandal金融／政治／性丑闻 •Their affair caused/created a scandal in the office.他们的风流韵事在办公室里成了丑闻。 •The scandal broke (= became public knowledge) right at the beginning of the Conservative Party Conference.就在保守党大会开幕的那一刻，丑闻爆了出来。 •If there is the slightest suggestion/hint of scandal, the public will no longer trust us.只要有哪怕一丝丑闻，民众就再也不会信任我们。 IMPROVER uncountable
■reports about actions or events that cause shock and disapproval 丑闻报道•Some magazines contain nothing but scandal and gossip.有些杂志专门报道丑闻，散播小道消息。 •to spread scandal散播丑闻 ADVANCED only singular
■a situation that is extremely bad 丢脸，耻辱•[+ (that)] It 's a scandal (that) children could be treated in this way.这样对待孩子真是太可耻了。 |