Corrupt Corrupted Dishonest Kəˈrʌpt Ed Immoral Kəˈrʌptli Illegal
The word "corrupt" functions as an adjective describing people or actions that are morally wrong, dishonest, or illegal, often in exchange for money or power. As a verb, it means to cause someone to become immoral or to spoil or damage something, such as data. The adverbial form is "corruptly."
The word "corrupt" can be used as an adjective meaning morally wrong, dishonest, or illegal, often involving bribery. It can also be used as a verb meaning to cause someone to become morally unsound or to damage or spoil something, like data. The adverb form is "corruptly."
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]腐败的；贪污的；受贿的；营私舞弊的 Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
...to save the nation from corrupt politicians of both parties...
从两个政党的腐败政客手中挽救这个国家
...corrupt police officers...
腐败的警察
He had accused three opposition members of corrupt practices.
他指控3名反对派成员营私舞弊。
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...several government officials charged with acting corruptly.
被控营私舞弊的几名政府官员
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[VERB 动词]使腐化 If someone is corrupted by something, it causes them to become dishonest and unjust and unable to be trusted.
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It is sad to see a man so corrupted by the desire for money and power.
看到一个人因为追逐金钱和权力而如此腐化真是悲哀。
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[VERB 动词]使堕落 To corrupt someone means to cause them to stop caring about moral standards.
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...warning that television will corrupt us all...
警告说电视将会使我们所有人堕落
Cruelty depraves and corrupts.
残暴行为会使人堕落、道德败坏。
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[VERB 动词]损坏；破坏 If something is corrupted, it becomes damaged or spoiled in some way.
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Some of the finer typefaces are corrupted by cheap, popular computer printers...
有些比较优美的字体经过价廉、通用的电脑打印机处理后就面目全非了。
They can ensure that traditional cuisines are not totally corrupted by commercial practices.
他们可以确保传统烹饪不会被商业运营模式完全破坏。
...corrupted data.
被损坏的数据
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corruptcorruptscorruptedcorruptingadjective1(of people 人)willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage 贪污的；受贿的；腐败的；营私舞弊的◆a corrupt regime贪污腐败的政权◆corrupt officials accepting bribes接受贿赂的贪官污吏2(of behaviour 行为)dishonest or immoral 不诚实的；不道德的◆corrupt practices徇私舞弊◆The whole system is inefficient and corrupt.整个体系都效率低下并且腐败堕落。3( computing 计) containing changes or faults, and no longer in the original state 已变换的；有缺陷的；有错误的◆corrupt software已受损的软件◆The text on the disk seems to be corrupt.这张磁盘上的文本好像有错误。▶cor·rupt·ly/kəˈrʌptli; NAmEkəˈrʌptli/adverbverb1[transitive ]corruptsb to have a bad effect on sb and make them behave in an immoral or dishonest way 使腐化；使堕落◆He was corrupted by power and ambition.权力与野心使他腐化堕落。◆the corrupting effects of great wealth巨大财富的腐蚀作用2[transitive , often passive ]corruptsth to change the original form of sth, so that it is damaged or spoiled in some way 破坏；损坏◆a corrupted form of Buddhism一种蜕变了的佛教3[transitive , intransitive ]corrupt(sth) ( computing 计) to cause mistakes to appear in a computer file, etc. with the result that the information in it is no longer correct 引起（计算机文件等的）错误；破坏◆The program has somehow corrupted the system files.这程序莫名其妙地导致系统文件出错了。◆corrupted data被破坏数据◆The disk will corrupt if it is overloaded.磁盘如果过载，数据就会出错。cor·rupt/kəˈrʌpt; NAmEkəˈrʌpt/cor·rupt·ly/kəˈrʌptli; NAmEkəˈrʌptli/
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corruptcor‧rupt1 /kəˈrʌpt/ ●●○ adjective
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1using your power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get an advantage for yourselfOPP incorruptible: Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes.► see thesaurus at
dishonest
2immoral or dishonest: a corrupt society officials engaged in corrupt practices3something that is corrupt is not pure or has been damaged or partly ruined: corrupt data—corruptly adverb—corruptness noun [uncountable]
corrupt1 adjective
corrupt2 verb
corruptcorrupt2 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to encourage someone to start behaving in an immoral or dishonest way: Young prisoners are being corrupted by the older, long-term offenders.2to change the traditional form of something, such as a language, so that it becomes worse than it was: The culture has been corrupted by Western influences.3to change the information in a computer, so that the computer does not work properly anymore: a virus which corrupts the data on your hard drive—corruptible adjective—corruptibility /kəˌrʌptəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]