scandal

US [ˈskænd(ə)l]
UK ['skænd(ə)l]
  • n.丑闻；丑行；使人震惊的丑事；关于丑行的传言（或报道）
  • Web流言蜚语；耻辱；诽谤
Plural Form：scandals  

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scandal
n.
1.
[c][u]
丑行；使人震惊的丑事；丑闻behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger
a series of sex scandals
一系列性丑闻
to cause/create a scandal
引发丑闻
The scandal broke(= became known to the public) in May.
这桩丑闻是在五月份曝光的。
There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office.
他在任期间没有任何丑闻。
2.
[u]
关于丑行的传言（或报道）；丑闻talk or reports about the shocking or immoral things that people have done or are thought to have done
to spread scandal
散布丑闻
newspapers full of scandal
充斥丑闻的报纸
3.
[sing]
~ (that…)
可耻的行为（或态度等）；不可原谅的行为（或态度等）an action, attitude, etc. that you think is shocking and not at all acceptable
It is a scandal that such a large town has no orchestra.
这么大一座城市，竟然没有一支管弦乐队，真是说不过去。

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1.
The FBI is investigating the scandal and the Senate is to look at proposed legislation that would make it a crime to use webcams for spying.
FBI正在调查这件丑闻，参议院也准备立法来给利用摄像头的间谍行为定罪。
FBI zhèng zài diào chá zhè jiàn chǒu wén , cān yì yuàn yě zhǔn bèi lì fǎ lái gěi lì yòng shè xiàng tóu de jiàn dié xíng wéi dìng zuì 。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
So the next time you see a celebrity or political sex scandal in the news, there's a chance they might have been using . . .
如果下次新闻又爆料哪位名人或政客的性丑闻，他们也许正在使用······
rú guǒ xià cì xīn wén yòu bào liào nǎ wèi míng rén huò zhèng kè de xìng chǒu wén , tā men yě xǔ zhèng zài shǐ yòng · · · · · ·
article.yeeyan.org
3.
Mr Yung's daughter, Frances, then listed as the company's "director, group finance" , was demoted for her role in the scandal.
荣智健的女儿荣明方（FrancesYung）因其在丑闻中所扮演的角色而被降级。当时她被列为中信泰富的“集团财务部董事”。
róng zhì jiàn de nǚ ér róng míng fāng ( FrancesYung ) yīn qí zài chǒu wén zhōng suǒ bàn yǎn de jué sè ér bèi jiàng jí 。 dāng shí tā bèi liè wéi zhōng xìn tài fù de " jí tuán cái wù bù dǒng shì " 。
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4.
Meanwhile, the media scandal that was " Antennagate" appeared to have no effect on sales at all.
与此同时，看来“天线门”事件没有对销售造成任何影响。
yǔ cǐ tóng shí , kàn lái " tiān xiàn mén " shì jiàn méi yǒu duì xiāo shòu zào chéng rèn hé yǐng xiǎng 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
Murdoch said the bugging scandal of the things he should not be responsible for his trust in those who should be held accountable.
默多克称，窃听丑闻之事不应由他来负责，他信任的那些人应该承担责任。
mò duō kè chēng , qiè tīng chǒu wén zhī shì bù yīng yóu tā lái fù zé , tā xìn rèn de nà xiē rén yīng gāi chéng dān zé rèn 。
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6.
The state of her marriage was the subject of considerable speculation following the Lewinsky scandal in 1998.
1998年继莱温斯基丑闻之后她的婚姻状态成为热门炒作话题。
yī jiǔ jiǔ bā nián jì lái wēn sī jī chǒu wén zhī hòu tā de hūn yīn zhuàng tài chéng wéi rè mén chǎo zuò huà tí 。
kouyitianxia.5d6d.com
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The UK expelled an Israeli diplomat as a result of the scandal, Miliband said. He did not name the diplomat or say what rank the envoy held.
米利班德说，由于这项丑闻，英国已经驱逐了一名以色列外交官。他并没有指出这名外交官的名字，也没有说这名使节的职位。
mǐ lì bān dé shuō , yóu yú zhè xiàng chǒu wén , yīng guó yǐ jīng qū zhú le yī míng yǐ sè liè wài jiāo guān 。 tā bìng méi yǒu zhǐ chū zhè míng wài jiāo guān de míng zì , yě méi yǒu shuō zhè míng shǐ jié de zhí wèi 。
blog.sina.com.cn
8.
Mr. Berlusconi is hoping for a strong victory in the elections that will show that the scandal is not affecting him politically.
贝卢斯科尼希望藉由在选举中大胜，将能显示丑闻对他没有政治影响。
bèi lú sī kē ní xī wàng jiè yóu zài xuǎn jǔ zhōng dà shèng , jiāng néng xiǎn shì chǒu wén duì tā méi yǒu zhèng zhì yǐng xiǎng 。
www.voanews.cn
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The President is at the center of a recent scandal over revelation about his financial interests.
总统近来因被揭露涉嫌金融权益而成为丑闻的主角。
zǒng tǒng jìn lái yīn bèi jiē lù shè xián jīn róng quán yì ér chéng wéi chǒu wén de zhǔ jué 。
voa.hjenglish.com
10.
Even now, the scandal is quietly claiming victims, though in a lot of places it seems to have vanished mysteriously from the radar.
虽然在许多地区这起丑闻似已从雷达屏幕上神秘消失，但即便到今天，仍有人悄悄地成为受害者。
suī rán zài xǔ duō dì qū zhè qǐ chǒu wén sì yǐ cóng léi dá píng mù shàng shén mì xiāo shī , dàn jí biàn dào jīn tiān , réng yǒu rén qiāo qiāo de chéng wéi shòu hài zhě 。
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