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Scapegoat Bad Made Happened Blame Fault 英[ˈskeɪpgəʊt 美[ˈskeɪpgoʊt

单词 scapegoat
音标
英[ˈskeɪpgəʊt] 美[ˈskeɪpgoʊt]
解释
n.代人受过的人,替罪羊;替身;vt.使…成为替罪羊;
例句

N-COUNT
替罪羊;代人受过者
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.
例:I don't deserve to be made the scapegoat for a couple of bad results.我不应该为一些不好的结果顶罪。

VERB
使代人受过;把…当替罪羊
To scapegoat someone means to blame them publicly for something bad that has happened, even though it was not their fault.
例:Ethnic minorities are continually scapegoated for the lack of jobs.工作机会少常常会怪到少数民族头上。
变形
third:scapegoats~done:scapegoated~pl:scapegoats~ing:scapegoating~past:scapegoated~

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