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词汇 scandal
释义 scandal
noun
uk /ˈskæn.dəl/ us /ˈskæn.dəl/
B2[ C or U ]
(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财政/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,丑闻曝了出来。
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,公众就再也不会信任我们。
[ U ]
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传播丑闻
[ S ]
a situation that is extremely bad: 丢脸,耻辱
[ + (that) ]It's a scandal (that) children are treated in this way.这样对待孩子真是太可耻了。
It was a political scandal which damaged a lot of reputations.
This latest scandal has raised doubts about his suitability for the post.
This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people.诈骗丑闻最新爆出的这一事件让很多人瞠目结舌。
So could this scandal bring down the government?
A drugs scandal could end her career overnight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Morally wrong and evil
abhorrent
abhorrently
amoral
amorality
anomie
dissipated
dissolute
dissolutely
dissoluteness
enormity
nefariously
nefariousness
no goodidiom
no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
non-ethical
trespass
turpitude
unconscionable
unconscionably
unethical

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Gossip and rumour

scandal | American Dictionary


scandal
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈskæn·dəl/
an action or event that is considered immoral, causing the public to react with shock or anger:
[ C ]People withdrew their money from banks caught up in the scandal.

scandalous


adjectiveus/ˈskæn·dəl·əs/
She has a reputation for spreading scandalous gossip.

scandal | Business English


scandal
noun
uk /ˈskændəl/us
[ C or U ]
an action or event that shocks people and makes them feel disapproval:
cause/create (a) scandalThe politician's behaviour caused a scandal.
a scandal breaks/eruptsWhen the subprime loan scandal broke, the value of houses fell.
He still gets paid, despite leaving under a cloud of scandal.
be caught up/involved in a scandal
a financial/mis-selling/corruption scandal
[ U ]
reports about actions or events that cause shock and disapproval:
There was gossip and scandal, but it never affected his business dealings.
 it's a scandal
used for saying that you think a situation is very bad and should not be allowed or accepted:
It's a scandal that employees could be treated in this way.

Examples of scandal


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


scandal

These are words often used in combination with scandal.

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corruption scandal
This is, of course, the reason why we assume that a corruptionscandal lowers the incumbent's chance of re-election.
financial scandal
The result is that we have a financialscandal on our hands.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
growing scandal
They are a rapidly growingscandal.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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