新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

scapegoat

英  [ˈskeɪpɡəʊt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • scapegoats

    1[C 可数名词] 替罪羊

    If you say that someone is made a scapegoat for something bad that has happened, you mean that people blame them and may punish them for it although it may not be their fault.

    双语例句

    例:

    I don't think I deserve to be made the scapegoat for a couple of bad results.

    我认为我不该为这些不良后果充当替罪羊。

    VERB. 动词
  • scapegoats , scapegoating , scapegoated

    1[T 及物动词] 使成为替罪羊

    To scapegoat someone means to blame them publicly for something bad that has happened, even though it was not their fault.

    双语例句

    例:

    a climate where ethnic minorities are continually scapegoated for the lack of jobs and housing problems.

    一种把失业和住房问题屡屡怪罪到少数族裔头上的风气。

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