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corrupt

UK //kəˈrʌpt//US //kəˈrʌpt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'corruptus',过去分词形式,意为'破坏'或'毁坏',由 'com-'(完全)和 'rumpere'(打破)组成。

adjective

❶ 指人或组织因受贿、滥用权力等行为而变得不诚实或道德败坏,常用于描述官员、政府或商业机构。

“The corrupt official accepted bribes to approve illegal construction.”

(这名腐败官员收受贿赂以批准非法建筑项目。)

“Many people believe the system is corrupt and needs reform.”

(许多人认为这个系统腐败且需要改革。)

❶ 指计算机文件或数据因错误或病毒而损坏,导致无法正常使用。

“The power outage corrupted several important documents.”

(停电导致几份重要文档损坏。)

“My hard drive crashed and all the files became corrupt.”

(我的硬盘崩溃了,所有文件都损坏了。)

同义词:dishonest, fraudulent, depraved, tainted, spoiled

verb

❶ 通过贿赂或其他不道德手段影响某人或某机构,使其行为不诚实或违法。

“The businessman tried to corrupt the judge with money.”

(这名商人试图用金钱贿赂法官。)

“Power tends to corrupt those who hold it for too long.”

(权力容易腐蚀长期掌握它的人。)

❶ 使计算机文件或数据损坏,无法正常使用。

“A sudden system crash can corrupt your important files.”

(系统突然崩溃可能会损坏你的重要文件。)

“The virus corrupted all the images on my computer.”

(病毒损坏了我电脑上所有的图片。)

同义词:bribe, pervert, debase, contaminate, spoil

常见短语

corrupt practices — 指商业或政治中的腐败行为,如贿赂、欺诈等不正当手段。

“The company was fined for engaging in corrupt practices.”

(该公司因参与腐败行为被罚款。)

corrupt the youth — 指通过不良影响使年轻人道德败坏或行为不当,常用于法律指控。

“The teacher was accused of corrupting the youth with radical ideas.”

(这名教师被指控用激进思想腐蚀年轻人。)