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Corruption News Meaning 英 Kə'Rʌpʃn] 美 Kə'Rʌpʃn N.贪污;堕落;腐败 Accusations

英语单词 corruption
英美音标 英 [kə'rʌpʃn] 美 [kə'rʌpʃn]
中文释义 n.贪污;堕落;腐败
英语例句 (1) Accusations of corruption have been made against him.
(2) Corruption and bribery are mean.
(3) An odor of corruption hangs about him.
(4) Corruption and crime go hand in hand.
(5) The newspapers blasted the political corruption.
中文例句 (1) 对他贪污的控告已经提出。
(2) 贪污行贿是可鄙的。
(3) 他浑身散发着腐化堕落的气味。
(4) 腐败与犯罪携手并行。
(5) 报纸对政治腐败加以强烈谴责。
vocabulary简明 Corruption is dishonest actions that destroys people's trust in the person or group, like the news of corruption in how your bank is run, that makes you close your account and invest your money somewhere else.
vocabulary扩展 The noun corruption comes from Latin — com, or "with, together," and rumpere, meaning "to break." Corruption breaks your trustworthiness, your good reputation with others, like the news of corruption in the mayor's office that shocked everyone. When you corrupt something that is pure or honest, you take away those qualities. That's why "corruption of minors" is a serious offense in our legal system.
柯林斯解释
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[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.
  [usu N of n]
  [TECHNICAL 术语]
  • '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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