scandals

英 [ˈskændlz]

美 [ˈskændəlz]

n.  丑行; 使人震惊的丑事; 丑闻; 关于丑行的传言(或报道); 可耻的行为(或态度等); 不可原谅的行为(或态度等)
scandal的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 丑行;丑闻
  Ascandalis a situation or event that is thought to be shocking and immoral and that everyone knows about.
  1. ...a financial scandal.
     金融丑闻
• N-UNCOUNT 流言蜚语;关于丑闻的传言;谣言
  Scandalis talk about the shocking and immoral aspects of someone's behaviour or something that has happened.
  1. He loved gossip and scandal...
     他喜欢说三道四，散布谣言。
  2. 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。
• N-SING 令人气愤的事;不像话的事;可耻的行为
  If you say that something is ascandal, you are angry about it and think that the people responsible for it should be ashamed.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• You could see this in the Libor and foreign exchange scandals.
  你可以在伦敦银行同业拆借利率和外汇操控丑闻中看到这种现象。
• This case is the latest in a series of British spy scandals.
  这是英国一连串间谍丑闻中最新的案子。
• National scandals have increased public awareness about the effects of bribery.
  全国性的丑闻已经使公众提高对贿赂的警惕。
• The fact that these scandals are now public is testament to the relative openness of America's government.
  这些丑闻如今公之于众的事实说明了美国政府的相对透明。
• After all, there have been no major scandals, collapses or arrests for months.
  毕竟，银行业已经数月没有发生丑闻、破产或者被捕事件了。
• A string of scandals is obsessing America
  美国正被一系列丑闻所困扰。
• Such food scandals have shaken consumer trust and spurred outcries and protests.
  此类食品丑闻动摇了消费者的信心，引发了强烈的不满和抗议。
• It is understandable that recent scandals have enraged the public.
  最近的丑闻激怒了公众，这可以理解。
• Have scandals helped or hindered your image?
  丑闻对你的形象有益还是有碍？
• He seemed floored by a string of scandals.
  他似乎被一连串的丑闻搞得茫然失措。