/ˈskeɪpgəʊt ||; ˈskepˌgot/noun [C] a person who is punished for things that are not his/her fault 代人受过的人；替罪羊: When Alison was sacked she felt she had been made a scapegoat for all the company's problems. 艾莉森给开除时，觉得自己成了公司一大堆问题的替罪羊。