scandal
noun
ˈskændl
noun
1
an
event
in
which
someone,
especially
someone
important,
behaves
in
a
bad
way
that
shocks
people
〔尤指牵涉知名人士的〕丑闻，丑事
C
2
talk
about
dishonest
or
immoral
things
that
famous
or
important
people
are
believed
to
have
done
关于丑闻的言谈
U
The
magazine
is
full
of
gossip
and
scandal.
这本杂志全是一些大小八卦。
3
be a scandal
to
be
very
shocking
or
unacceptable
[英，口] 令人震惊; 不能接受
BrE spoken
The
price
of
petrol
these
days
is
an
absolute
scandal!
近日的汽油价格高得简直让人不能接受！