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scapegoat

释义

scapegoat

noun countable

UK /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/

Word Forms

singular	scapegoat
plural	scapegoats

1
someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault, especially because someone else wants to avoid being blamed
scapegoat for:
She is being made a scapegoat for the commission’s own mistakes.
Synonyms and related words
Someone or something that is blamed or accused
target
scapegoat
fair game

scapegoat

noun countable

US /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/

Word Forms

singular	scapegoat
plural	scapegoats

1
someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault, especially because someone else wants to avoid being blamed
scapegoat for:
She is being made a scapegoat for the commission’s own mistakes.
Synonyms and related words
Someone or something that is blamed or accused
target
scapegoat
fair game

scapegoat

verb transitive

UK /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	scapegoat
he/she/it	scapegoats
present participle	scapegoating
past tense	scapegoated
past participle	scapegoated

1
to make someone a scapegoat
Synonyms and related words
To criticize, accuse or blame
criticize
blame
put down

scapegoat

verb transitive

US /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	scapegoat
he/she/it	scapegoats
present participle	scapegoating
past tense	scapegoated
past participle	scapegoated

1
to make someone a scapegoat
Synonyms and related words
To criticize, accuse or blame
criticize
blame
put down

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