scandal
n
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(a) [C, U] (act, behaviour, etc that causes) public feelings of outrage or indignation 民憤; 公憤; 引起公憤的舉動
cause
(a) scandal 激起民憤
A series of corruption scandals led to the fall of the government. 一系列貪污腐化事件激起民憤導致政府垮臺.
Her theft from the shop caused
(a) scandal in the village. 她因偷商店的東西引起全村的義憤.
(b) [sing] action, attitude, etc that is disgraceful or shameful 丑行; 丑事; 丑聞
It is a scandal that the defendant was declared innocent. 宣判被告無罪, 這真是可恥的事.
The council's failure to act is a scandal. 市議會未能采取行動是一件丑聞.
2 [U] talk about the bad things people are thought to have done; gossip 流言蜚語; 閑話
spread scandal 散布流言蜚語
Most of us enjoy a bit of scandal. 我們大多愿意知道一點別人的壞事.
Have you heard the latest scandal? 你聽到最近這段閑話了嗎?