1. S 丑事，丑闻 action, attitude, etc. that is disgraceful or shameful 2. U 流言蜚语；闲话；诽谤 talk about the bad things people are thought to have done; gossip 3. CU 公愤；反感 (act, behavior, etc. that causes) public feelings of outrage or indignation
词汇搭配
动词+～
create〔cause, give rise to〕 a ～引起公愤 make up a ～捏造丑闻
形容词+～
political ～政治丑闻 public ～众所周知的丑闻
～+介词
～ about sb关于某人的丑事 be a ～ to是…的耻辱 to the ～ of使…为之惊骇，使…不悦
句型例句
It's a scandal for a city official to take tax money for his own use.一个市政官员将税款挪为己用是一则丑闻。 I heard a bit of scandal about your friend.我听到一点儿关于你朋友的流言。 His theft from the shop caused scandal in the village.他因偷商店的东西引起全村的公愤。 A corruption scandals led to the fall of the government.一件贪污腐败事件导致政府垮台。