watergate

• n. 水闸；闸口；水门事件

英英释义

Noun:

1. a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His sole reference to Watergate was wistful.
   他对水门事件的唯一反应就是陷入沉思。
2. He simply could not understand the uproar over Watergate.
   他根本无法理解水门事件引起的喧嚣。