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scandalous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scan·dal·ous /ˈskændələs/ adjective  1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONScompletely unfair and wrong 极不公正的,令人反感的 SYN shocking a scandalous waste of public money 骇人听闻的公款浪费 scandalous behaviour 令人反感的行为2 involving stories about dishonest or immoral things that someone has done 涉及丑闻的 scandalous stories about the prime minister 有关首相的丑闻故事scandalously adverb
Examples from the Corpus
scandalousThey may find contentions such as those we have made questionable, but not surprising or scandalous.Is there not one prominent rugby union footballer or journalist who is compelled to criticize this scandalous and absurd state of affairs?Women who refused to speak this denigrating language were considered scandalous and uncivil; worse, they were ineffective at accomplishing anything.scandalous behaviorBut Charlie also sets out on a series of scandalous liaisons and unfortunate marriages with very young girls.But this is totally scandalous, Stella, and you know it.For both sides to this scandalous transaction there is a bottom line.
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scandalous
scandalous /ˈskændələs/ adjective
1. completely unfair and wrong
   SYN  shocking:
    a scandalous waste of public money
    scandalous behaviour
2. involving stories about dishonest or immoral things that someone has done:
    scandalous stories about the prime minister
—scandalously adverb


scan·dal·ousBrE /ˈskændələs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskændələs/ 🔊 adjectiveshocking and unacceptable 可耻的;不可原谅的 SYN disgraceful a scandalous waste of money金钱的浪费触目惊心it is scandalous that… It is scandalous that he has not been punished. 他没有受到惩罚,天理难容啊。🔊🔊 [only before noun] containing talk about the shocking or immoral things that people have done or are thought to have done 讲述丑闻的scandalous stories丑闻故事 scan·dal·ous·ly BrE /ˈskændələsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskændələsli/ 🔊 adverbscandalously low pay低得令人愤慨的工资