scapegoat 详细解释

scapegoat

['skeipgəut]

n.替罪的羔羊, 替人顶罪者
v.使 ... 成为替罪羊

词形变化

动词过去式: scapegoated | 动词过去分词: scapegoated | 动词现在分词: scapegoating | 动词第三人称单数: scapegoats |

词义辨析

同义参见:

goat  victim  

英英释义

名词 scapegoat:

someone punished for the errors of others

同义词:whipping boy

补充

scapegoatscapegoat英:[ˈskeipɡəut] 美:[ˈskepˌɡot]n.1.代人受过的人; 替罪羊

例句

1. Strike leaders tried to scapegoat foreign competitors.罢工领导人极力把外国竞争者作为替罪羊,在他们开办的工厂内举行罢工。 2. The CEO was made the scapegoat for the company's failures.公司生意失败,首席执行官成了替罪羊。 3. He was scapegoated for the company's failures.公司生意失败,他当了替罪羊。 4. He's a victim of scapegoating.他成了代罪的羔羊。