Corruption Word People Kəˈrʌpʃn Bribery Changed N Noun
The noun "corruption" describes dishonest and illegal behavior, especially by people in power, and can also refer to a linguistic alteration of a word or phrase.
"Corruption" is a noun referring to dishonest or illegal behavior, particularly by those in positions of authority or power. It can also refer to a changed or altered form of a word or phrase.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]腐败；贪污；受贿Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
The President faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion...
总统面临54项腐败和逃税的指控。
Distribution of food throughout the country is being hampered by inefficiency and corruption.
低效和腐败行为阻碍了食品在全国的分发。
...bribery and corruption.
受贿和腐败
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](单词的)变体 In linguistics, a corruption is a word that is derived from an earlier word, but which has become changed in some way.
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'Morris' is an English corruption of 'Moorish', meaning North African.
Morris 在英语中是 Moorish 的变体，意思是“北非的”。
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cor·rup·tion/kəˈrʌpʃn; NAmEkəˈrʌpʃn/noun1[uncountable ]dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority 腐败；贪污；贿赂；受贿◆allegations of bribery and corruption对贿赂与贪污的指控◆The new district attorney has promised to fight police corruption.新上任的地方检察官承诺要打击警察腐败的局面。☞collocationsat
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2[uncountable ]the act or effect of making sb change from moral to immoral standards of behaviour 堕落；腐蚀◆He claimed that sex and violence on TV led to the corruption of young people.他断言电视中所宣扬的色情与暴力诱使青少年堕落。3[countable , usually singular ]the form of a word or phrase that has become changed from its original form in some way （单词或短语的）变体◆The word ‘holiday’ is a corruption of ‘holy day’.单词 holiday 是 holy day 的变体。corruptioncorruptionscor·rup·tion/kəˈrʌpʃn; NAmEkəˈrʌpʃn/
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corruptioncor‧rup‧tion /kəˈrʌpʃən/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour, especially from someone with power: officials charged with bribery and corruption The investigation uncovered widespread corruption within the police force.political/official corruption2[countable usually singular] technical a changed form of something, for example a word: The word ‘Thursday’ is a corruption of ‘Thor’s Day’.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + corruptionrife (=very common)· Corruption was rife in the south of the country.endemic (=always present)· Firstly, we need to tackle the corruption that is endemic in the system.political/financial corruption· It is a country with a long history of political corruption.widespread corruption· The election campaign was marred by widespread corruption.alleged corruption (=that someone is accused of, but that is not proved)· He is about to be investigated for alleged corruption.government/police corruption· There has been plenty of evidence of police corruption.high-level corruption (=among people at a high level in society or government)· He has promised to end high-level corruption.moral corruption· Some people see television as a cause of moral corruption in young people.verbsfight/tackle corruption (=try to stop it)· He criticized the government for failing to fight corruption in high places.root out corruption (=find and stop it)· a new campaign to root out corruptionstamp out corruption (=stop it completely)· The party's chairman called for action to stamp out corruption.expose/uncover corruption (=show that it exists)· The newspaper prided itself on exposing corruption in government.phrasesallegations/accusations/charges of corruption· He has strongly denied allegations of corruption.bribery and corruption· the major crimes of bribery and corruption
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腐败(69%)，贪污(27%)，堕落(4%)
n.贪污，腐败；堕落
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