Scapegoat
[ 'skepɡot ]
成人 Adult Edu
n. 代人受过的人，替罪羊;替身;
vt. 使…成为替罪羊;
💡 词根助记
scape逃跑+goat山羊 → 替罪羊
📝 例句
She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence.
她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。
🌱 联想助记
【记】scape-escape逃跑,goat-山羊:在赎罪日那天,亚伦将以色列儿童的罪恶归结到一只活羊的头上,象征性地将带有他们罪过的山羊逐之荒野
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
scapegoat
n
(also esp US fall guy) person who is blamed or punished for the wrongdoing of sb else 替罪羊
I was made the scapegoat, but it was the others who started the fire. 是别人放的火, 让我背了黑锅.
🔁 扩展释义
*['skeipgәut]n. 替罪羔羊, 替人顶罪者, 替身【法】 替罪羊, 代人受过者
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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I need some help.
我需要帮助。
That was a close call! We nearly hit that car.
真是好险阿，我们差点撞着那辆汽车。
There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
长期以来，海员中流传着一种迷信的说法，认为海豚会把快要淹死的人托到水面，救人性命；或在人们周围列队保护，使他们免遭鲨鱼伤害。