Watergate
/ˈwɑtərˌɡeɪt/
- n.
- 水门，水闸；水门事件
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源说明
From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.
动词verb
- 1transitiveTo treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.
- 2intransitive, somewhat rareTo engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal.