scandal
n
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(a) [C, U] (act, behaviour, etc that causes) public feelings of outrage or indignation 民愤; 公愤; 引起公愤的举动
cause
(a) scandal 激起民愤
A series of corruption scandals led to the fall of the government. 一系列贪污腐化事件激起民愤导致政府垮台.
Her theft from the shop caused
(a) scandal in the village. 她因偷商店的东西引起全村的义愤.
(b) [sing] action, attitude, etc that is disgraceful or shameful 丑行; 丑事; 丑闻
It is a scandal that the defendant was declared innocent. 宣判被告无罪, 这真是可耻的事.
The council's failure to act is a scandal. 市议会未能采取行动是一件丑闻.
2 [U] talk about the bad things people are thought to have done; gossip 流言蜚语; 闲话
spread scandal 散布流言蜚语
Most of us enjoy a bit of scandal. 我们大多愿意知道一点别人的坏事.
Have you heard the latest scandal? 你听到最近这段闲话了吗?
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
But they would not listen to him. When they came to the river, a white man was waiting in the boat for them.
但是他们不听,当他们来到江边时,一个白人正在船上等着他们。
Back at the hive they watched the wagging dance closely.