scandal

n.丑闻，丑名，丑事，丑行，丢脸的事件，舞弊案件，耻辱；流言蜚语；闲话；诽谤

noun

1. 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。
2. 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
3. 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。

名词复数形式:scandals

scandal 丑闻，丑事

来自拉丁语 scandalum,丑闻，丑事，耻辱，来自希腊语 skandalon,陷阱，罗网，绊倒，使摔 倒，来自 PIE*skand,爬，跳，弹，词源同 scan,descend.比喻用法。

1. The industry minister described the affair as 'an absolute scandal'.
   工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。
2. Am I alone in thinking that this scandal should finish his career?
   只有我认为这件丑闻会断送他的事业吗？
3. This drugs scandal is another blot on the Olympics.
   这次的兴奋剂丑闻又给奥林匹克运动会抹了黑。
4. He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.
   丑闻传开后他辞去了主教职务。
5. 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。
6. This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.
   国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。
7. Those involved and benefiting from the scandal must be prepared to stand up and be counted.
   丑闻中涉及的那些从中受益的人必须准备公开表明态度了。
8. 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。
9. He made determined efforts to overcome the scandal.
   他作出了坚持不懈的努力去克服丑闻造成的不良影响。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. He becomes an innocent dupe in a political scandal.
    他在一起政治丑闻中成了一名无辜的受骗者。
13. If word got out now, a scandal could be disastrous
    如果消息现在传出去，可能会是灾难性的丑闻。
14. We can ill afford another scandal
    我们经不起再有丑闻出现了。
15. 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。
16. The French Interior Minister has intervened in a scandal over the role of a secret police force.
    法国内政部长对一起涉及秘密警察部队所扮演角色的丑闻进行了干预。
17. The complainant has been exposed to public odium, scandal and contempt.
    原告遭到了公众的憎恨、非议与蔑视。
18. The shootings and bombings were 'a scandal and reproach to all of us in Europe'.
    这些枪杀和轰炸事件是“我们所有欧洲人的丑闻和耻辱”。
19. 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。
20. He loved gossip and scandal
    他喜欢说三道四，散布谣言。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. The scandal took a new turn over the weekend.
    周末时丑闻有了新的发展。
27. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal
    他的政府由于一起金融丑闻而开始瓦解。
28. He described himself and Altman as victims rather than participants in the scandal
    他把他自己和奥尔特曼描绘成这一丑闻的受害者而不是参与者。
29. He is involved in the scandal.
    他卷进了那个丑闻。