1 [C,U] an action, a situation or behaviour that shocks people; the public feeling that is caused by such behaviour 令人震惊的行为或情况；丑闻；公愤: The chairman resigned after being involved in a financial scandal. 主席卷入一宗财务丑闻，结果辞职了。There was no suggestion of scandal in his private life. 他的私生活与丑闻完全沾不上边儿。The poor state of school buildings is a real scandal. 不少学校的校舍日久失修，情况令人震惊。

2 [U] talk about sth bad or wrong that sb has or may have done 流言蜚语；闲话；坏话: to spread scandal about sb 散布有关某人的流言