watergate meaning in English
n.
1.水门事件〔美国政治丑闻，共和党总统竞选连任委员会于1972年6月17日派人潜入水门大厦民主党总部安装窃听器，此事暴露后导致尼克松总统辞职〕。
2.(类似水门事件的)政治丑闻。
vt.
使卷入丑闻。
Examples
- Watergate was bound to rock the nation .
水门事件一定会震惊全国。 - His sole reference to watergate was wistful .
他对水门事件的唯一反应就是陷入沉思。 - Watergate had begun to turn into a national obsession .
水门事件已开始使全国着了魔。 - The watergate questions were less easily disposed of .
关于水门事件的问题，则比较难对付。 - Watergate had not altered china's high regard for him .
水门事件并没有改变中国对他的尊敬。