scandals
scandals — 名詞
- scandalssingular
- scandalsesplural
1. something wrong that becomes widely known and makes people lose respect for thos
醜聞；弊案
令大眾震驚、失去敬意的不當事件
something wrong that becomes widely known and makes people lose respect for those responsible
The bribery scandal forced two government ministers to resign within a week.
這起賄賂醜聞迫使兩名政府部長在一週內辭職。
noun + about/over the wrongdoing
News of the cheating scandal spread quickly through Talia's small university.
作弊醜聞的消息很快就傳遍了 Talia 那所小型大學。
scandal as the subject of 'spread'
Christopher hid the company's accounting scandal from shareholders for almost two years.
Christopher 把公司的會計弊案對股東隱瞞了將近兩年。
scandal involving an organisation
The scandal over the stolen donations destroyed the charity's good name overnight.
那起盜用捐款的醜聞一夜之間摧毀了這家慈善機構的好名聲。
scandal over + the wrongful act
A doping scandal kept several athletes out of the Olympic Games that year.
一起禁藥醜聞讓好幾名運動員那年無法參加奧運。
- bribery scandal
- corruption scandal
- doping scandal
- break a scandal
文法句型
a scandal about/over [something]
scandal involving [someone]
用法筆記
Often forms compound labels with the field of wrongdoing: bribery scandal, doping scandal, accounting scandal. Distinguish from sense 2, which is the talk and reports about such an event rather than the event itself.
常見錯誤
2. talk and reports meant to shock people or harm someone's name by exposing their
流言蜚語
意在中傷或損害他人名譽的私生活傳言
talk and reports meant to shock people or harm someone's name by exposing their private behaviour
The magazine pays well for any scandal about famous actors and singers.
這家雜誌願意為任何關於知名演員與歌手的醜聞付高價。
scandal as uncountable: 'any scandal'
Imani refused to spread scandal about her former coworkers after she left.
Imani 離職後拒絕散播關於前同事的流言蜚語。
spread scandal about + person
The tabloids printed every bit of scandal they could find about the royal couple.
八卦小報把他們能找到關於這對王室夫婦的每一則醜聞都登了出來。
scandal as object of 'print'
Zayd warned his sister that the rumour was just scandal with no real proof.
Zayd 提醒妹妹，那則傳聞只是毫無實據的流言蜚語。
scandal contrasted with proof
Reporters dug for scandal in the singer's old letters and hospital records.
記者在那位歌手的舊信件和病歷裡挖掘八卦醜聞。
- spread scandal
- dig for scandal
- the latest scandal
文法句型
spread scandal about [someone]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in this sense, unlike sense 1 which is often countable ('a scandal'). The focus is the talk itself, not a single proven event.
3. something so unfair or badly handled that people feel it should never have been
可恥之事
不公或處理不當、令人覺得不該發生的事
something so unfair or badly handled that people feel it should never have been allowed to happen
It is a scandal that so many families still wait years for proper housing.
這麼多家庭仍要等上好幾年才有合適的住房，真是可恥。
it is a scandal that + clause
Padma called the broken hospital lift a scandal that put patients at risk.
Padma 說那部故障的醫院電梯是一件危及病人的醜事。
call [something] a scandal
The wasted food at the festival felt like a real scandal to local farmers.
慶典上浪費的食物，對當地農民來說簡直是樁醜事。
Closing the only library was a scandal in a town that loved reading.
在一個愛閱讀的小鎮關掉唯一的圖書館，實在可恥。
The high price of basic medicine struck Ignacio as a genuine scandal.
基本藥品的高昂價格，讓 Ignacio 覺得真是一件醜事。
- a national scandal
- it is a scandal that
文法句型
it is a scandal that [clause]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here there is no hidden wrongdoing or guilty person — just a state of affairs people judge to be shockingly wrong. Often follows 'it is a scandal that…'.
scandals — 動詞
- scandalspresent simple I / you / we / they
- scandalses3rd person singular
- scandalsing-ing form
- scandalsedpast simple
1. to harm someone's good name by saying untrue and hurtful things about them
誹謗；中傷
以不實惡言損害他人名聲
to harm someone's good name by saying untrue and hurtful things about them
The pamphlet tried to scandal the judge with claims no one could prove.
那本小冊子試圖用無人能證實的說法來中傷那位法官。
scandal + person (transitive)
Rivals scandaled the young senator long before the election even began.
對手早在選舉開始前就誹謗這位年輕參議員。
Kenji felt that the article had scandaled his late father without any cause.
Kenji 覺得那篇報導毫無根據地中傷了他已故的父親。
passive sense: be scandaled by [a text]
Whoever scandaled the nurse online will face serious legal questions soon.
在網路上誹謗那名護士的人，很快就會面臨嚴重的法律問題。
文法句型
scandal [someone]
用法筆記
Very rare and old-fashioned; modern English prefers 'defame', 'slander', or 'smear'. Listed mainly because dictionaries still record it.
2. to cause someone or something to lose honour and be looked down on by others
使蒙羞
使某人或某事失去名譽、遭人鄙視
to cause someone or something to lose honour and be looked down on by others
The corruption case scandaled the whole police force for many months.
這起貪腐案讓整個警隊蒙羞了好幾個月。
scandal + institution
Iris feared that one careless remark might scandal her respected family.
Iris 擔心一句不小心的話可能使她受人敬重的家族蒙羞。
The captain's behaviour scandaled the crew before the long voyage ended.
船長的行為在漫長航程結束前就讓全體船員蒙羞。
Such open greed scandaled the church members who had trusted their leader.
這種公然的貪婪，讓信任領袖的教會成員蒙羞。
scandal + group of people
- honour
to bring credit rather than shame
文法句型
scandal [someone/something]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here no false claim is needed — real behaviour brings the shame. Also rare and formal in modern use.
同根字
- scandalous形容詞C1
- scandalise動詞C2
- scandalously副詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- sex scandal
- financial scandal
- political scandal
常用片語
- cause a scandal
- be involved in a scandal
- cover up a scandal
介系詞搭配
- scandal about
- scandal over
- scandal involving