scapegoat
US /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/
UK /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/
명사
1.
속죄 염소
a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done:
예시:
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The captain was made a scapegoat for the team's failure.
동사
1.
속죄 염소
to blame a person or thing for something bad that someone else has done:
예시:
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They scapegoated environmental laws as the problem of the economy, instead of looking for real problems.
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