scapegoat /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/ TEM8 ( scapegoating, scapegoated, scapegoats )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If you say that someone is made a scapegoat for something bad that has happened, you mean that people blame them and may punish them for it although it may not be their fault. 替罪羊

  例：

  I don't think I deserve to be made the scapegoat for a couple of bad results.

  我认为我不该为出现的一些不良后果充当替罪羊。

• 2. 

  V-T To scapegoat someone means to blame them publicly for something bad that has happened, even though it was not their fault. 使成为替罪羊

  例：

  ...a climate where ethnic minorities are continually scapegoated for the lack of jobs and housing problems.

  …一种屡屡把缺少工作职位和住房问题归罪于少数族裔的风气。