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

• Tainted food scandals have caused nationwide concern.
  污染食品丑闻已经引起全国的关注。
• The City's reputation has been sullied by scandals like those at Lloyd's
  类似劳埃德保险公司的那些丑闻令伦敦名声扫地。
• 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。
• Congress's response to recent bribery scandals has been to impose footling restrictions on lobbyists.
  国会对于近期行贿丑闻的回应是给说客强加了琐细的限制条款。
• I'm sick of reading headlines involving the Kennedys in sex scandals.
  关于肯尼迪家族性丑闻的新闻标题都让我读得腻烦了。
• Have scandals helped or hindered your image?
  丑闻对你的形象有益还是有碍？
• The reaction to scandals on a national and international scale has strengthened the progress of ethics.
  一个国家和国际社会对于丑闻的反应促进了伦理的进步。
• 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。
• A series of scandals caused the company to fall.
  一连串丑闻使得这个公司垮台。
• Food-related scandals, often exacerbated by official negligence or corruption, can cause major political embarrassment in China.
  与食品相关的绯闻，经常因地方官员的疏忽或腐败而恶化，在中国会导致重大的政治丑闻。