scandalscan•dal /'skænd(ə)l/

n C,U

1. 丑事，丑闻

• The scandal about the president is spread through the whole country. 关于总统的丑闻传遍了全国。

2. 令人无法相信的事情

• The price of petrol these days is really a scandal. 最近的油价简直无法令人相信。

• It is a scandal that the defendant was declared innocent. 被告被判无罪，真令人难以置信。

3. (社会上的)反感，义愤

• The news about the filmstar's private life caused a scandal. 关于这位影星私生活的新闻引起了社会的一致反感。

4. 诽谤，流言蜚语

• Don't mind those scandals. 不要理会那些流言蜚语。