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

• 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。
• A series of scandals caused the company to fall.
  一连串丑闻使得这个公司垮台。
• But banking scandals and plunging oil prices devastated the local economy and the job market.
  可是一连串银行丑闻和低迷不振的油价对当地经济与就业市场造成重创。
• In the rich world, collapsing stock markets and corporate scandals have shaken confidence and mutual trust.
  在发达国家，股市崩溃和公司丑闻动摇了人们的信心和相互信任。
• I hope there are no doping scandals.
  我希望没有兴奋剂丑闻。
• Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals
  体制中存在的缺陷为金融丑闻的出现提供了土壤。
• 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。
• Such scandals have not, alas, been absent
  这样的丑事，唉，也不是没有。
• He failed to comprehend the import of village scandals and tragedies.
  他没有认识到乡村丑闻和悲剧的重要性。
• 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。