scapegoat

🇺🇸 /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
verb
R

to unfairly blame someone for something bad that happened

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

他們決定找替罪羊,而不是尋找解決方案。

noun
R

a person who is unfairly blamed for something bad that happened

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

在每個辦公室裡,通常都有一個替罪羊。

translation

v. 讓...當替罪羊
n. 替罪羊

詞形變化

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