watergate是什么意思

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水门, 水闸；水门事件

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

watergate的用法和例句：

1. watergate wasn't just about bugging the opposition.

水门事件其实不只在于监听对手

2. It could be the next watergate. It could lead to a book.

它可以成为又一个水门事件 可以写成书

3. David, I can't emphasize this enough what happened today it's watergate all over again.

大衛 我不想再強調一遍了... 今天所發生的一切... 正是重蹈水門的覆轍