causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law 令人愤慨的,引起公愤的 a series of scandalous liaisons. 一连串令人侧目的性丑闻。 a scandalous allegation. 引起众怒的断言。 ■(of a state of affairs) disgracefully bad, typically as a result of someone's negligence or irresponsibility (由于玩忽职守造成的)可耻的;丢脸的 a scandalous waste of ratepayers' money. 对纳税人的钱的可耻浪费。