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 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。
• A series of scandals caused the company to fall.
  一连串丑闻使得这个公司垮台。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But some things have been surprisingly unaffected by the backlash against corporate scandals.
  不过，令人惊异的是，对公司丑闻的强烈反对并没有影响到某些事情的发展。
• 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。
• A succession of scandals and revelations has undermined the government over the past year.
  去年一连串丑闻和揭露损害了政府的威望。
• Tainted food scandals have caused nationwide concern.
  污染食品丑闻已经引起全国的关注。
• 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。