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scapegoat
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
noun
替罪羊；代人受过者
核心释义
someone who is punished for the errors of others
- 1.
为他人错误受惩罚的人
someone who is punished for the errors of others
为他人错误受惩罚的人；替罪羔羊；替人顶罪者；替身；[法] 替罪羊；代人受过者
用法In use
When the project failed, the manager made his assistant the scapegoat.
用法提示：这里的 scapegoat 是名词，作宾语补足语，指代人受过者。
The goalkeeper refused to be the scapegoat for the team's defensive mistakes.
用法提示：scapegoat 作表语，表示被归罪的人，强调代人受过。
After the window broke, the youngest child became the scapegoat even though he was innocent.
用法提示：became the scapegoat 中，scapegoat 作名词，表示代人受罚的角色。
be a scapegoat for
常用于被动结构
He was made a scapegoat for the company's failures.
他被当作公司失败的替罪羊。
make sb a scapegoat
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make someone a scapegoat
- 使某人成为替罪羊
- The manager made the intern a scapegoat for the project's failure.经理把实习生当作项目失败的替罪羊。
- a scapegoat for
- …的替罪羊
- He was a scapegoat for the government's failed policies.他是政府政策失败的替罪羊。
- become a scapegoat
- 成为替罪羊
- The coach became a scapegoat for the team's terrible season.教练成了球队糟糕赛季的替罪羊。
- find a scapegoat
- 找一个替罪羊
- When the money went missing, the manager tried to find a scapegoat.钱不见了，经理想找一个替罪羊。
- the perfect scapegoat
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 scape 像 escape（逃跑），但替罪羊逃不掉——替人背锅的羊。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：职场、政治、日常讨论 这个义项指替他人承担过错的人，多用于职场、政治和日常讨论中，语气通常中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 -oat 读音 /oʊt/ 相同的词：goat、boat、coat；与 -ape 读音 /eɪp/ 相同的词：cape、tape、shape（shape 的 /ʃ/ 与 scape 的 /sk/ 不同）。注意 escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ 虽含 scape 拼写，但多一个起始元音且重音在后，容易看走眼。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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