scandal

noun

/ˈskændl/

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[countable, uncountable] behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger
- a series of sex scandals
- to cause/create a scandal
- The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May.
- There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office.
- a promising career wrecked by scandal
Extra Examples
- In the wake of recent accounting scandals, new cases have come to light.
- The apartment was paid for by the bank at the centre of the scandal.
- There have been calls for the resignation of the minister involved in the sex scandal.
- the prisoner-abuse scandal
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- major
- …
… of scandals
- series
- spate
- wave
- …
verb + scandal
- cause
- create
- avoid
- …
scandal + verb
- be brewing
- break
- develop
- …
scandal + noun
- sheet
preposition
- in a/the scandal
- scandal over
phrases
- the centre/center of a scandal
- a hint of scandal
- a suggestion of scandal
- …
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[uncountable] talk or reports about the very bad or wrong things that people have done or are thought to have done
- to spread scandal
- newspapers full of scandal
Extra Examples
- The newspapers are full of scandal about her private life.
- Their relationship attracted a lot of scandal.
- She's always trying to stir up scandal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- major
- …
… of scandals
- series
- spate
- wave
- …
verb + scandal
- cause
- create
- avoid
- …
scandal + verb
- be brewing
- break
- develop
- …
scandal + noun
- sheet
preposition
- in a/the scandal
- scandal over
phrases
- the centre/center of a scandal
- a hint of scandal
- a suggestion of scandal
- …
See full entry
[singular] an action, attitude, etc. that you think is very wrong and not at all acceptable synonym disgrace
- it is a scandal that… It is a scandal that such a large city has no orchestra.
- The real scandal is that nothing has been done to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion, by the immoral behaviour of a religious person’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offence’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block’.

单词	scandal
释义	scandal noun /ˈskændl/ /ˈskændl/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger a series of sex scandals to cause/create a scandal The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May. There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office. a promising career wrecked by scandal Extra Examples In the wake of recent accounting scandals, new cases have come to light. The apartment was paid for by the bank at the centre of the scandal. There have been calls for the resignation of the minister involved in the sex scandal. the prisoner-abuse scandal Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great major … … of scandals series spate wave … verb + scandal cause create avoid … scandal + verb be brewing break develop … scandal + noun sheet preposition in a/the scandal scandal over phrases the centre/center of a scandal a hint of scandal a suggestion of scandal … See full entry [uncountable] talk or reports about the very bad or wrong things that people have done or are thought to have done to spread scandal newspapers full of scandal Extra Examples The newspapers are full of scandal about her private life. Their relationship attracted a lot of scandal. She's always trying to stir up scandal. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great major … … of scandals series spate wave … verb + scandal cause create avoid … scandal + verb be brewing break develop … scandal + noun sheet preposition in a/the scandal scandal over phrases the centre/center of a scandal a hint of scandal a suggestion of scandal … See full entry [singular] an action, attitude, etc. that you think is very wrong and not at all acceptable synonym disgrace it is a scandal that… It is a scandal that such a large city has no orchestra. The real scandal is that nothing has been done to make sure it doesn't happen again. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion, by the immoral behaviour of a religious person’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offence’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block’.
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