scapegoat

🇺🇸 /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
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verb
R

to unfairly blame someone for something bad that happened

Instead of finding a solution, they decided to scapegoat an innocent employee.

他们决定找替罪羊,而不是寻找解决方案。

noun
R

a person who is unfairly blamed for something bad that happened

In every office, there's usually a scapegoat for problems.

在每个办公室里,通常都有一个替罪羊。

translation

v. 让...当替罪羊
n. 替罪羊

词形变化

3rd Present scapegoats
Past scapegoated
Perfect scapegoated
Progressive scapegoating
Plural scapegoats