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cor·rup·tion
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复数:corruptions
词根:corrupt
adj.corrupt 腐败的,贪污的;堕落的
corruptible 易腐败的;易堕落的;可以贿赂的
corruptive 使堕落的;腐败性的;使腐坏的
n.corruptibility 堕落性;腐败性;易腐败的倾向
corruptionist 行贿者;舞弊政治家
corruptness 腐败;堕落
vi.corrupt 堕落,腐化;腐烂
vt.corrupt 使腐烂;使堕落,使恶化
Noun
1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
2. in a state of progressive putrefaction
3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles;
"the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
"moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
"its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity"
5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity;
"corruption of a minor"
"the big city's subversion of rural innocence"
6. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony);
"he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"
combat corruption反腐;惩治腐败
crime of corruption贪污罪;腐化罪
fighting corruption对抗贪污;打击贪污
data corruption资料损坏
14世纪中期, corrupcioun,指物质事物,尤其是死尸,“变质,溶解,腐烂”的行为; 也指灵魂、道德等,“精神上的污染,堕落,邪恶”,源自拉丁语 corruptionem(主格 corruptio)“腐败,破坏,诱惑; 腐败的状态”,动作名词,来自 corrumpere 的过去分词词干“破坏; 破坏,诱惑,贿赂”(见 corrupt(形容词))。
“腐烂物质”的意思来自14世纪后期。关于公共职务,“贿赂或其他腐化影响”的意思,早在15世纪初就有了; 关于语言,“曲解,败坏”的意思,来自15世纪后期。指“单词的腐败形式”是从1690年代开始的。
腐败
贿赂
see corrupt >entry 1
The first known use of corruption was in the 14th century
corset1 of 2noun
a woman's tight stiff undergarment worn to support or give shape to waist and hips
corset2 of 2verb
to dress in or fit with a corset
corset1 of 2noun
a woman's tight stiff undergarment worn to support or give shape to waist and hips
corset2 of 2verb
to dress in or fit with a corset
corseletnoun
armor worn on the upper part of the body
corseletnoun
armor worn on the upper part of the body
corsairnoun
pirate entry 1
corsagenoun
a bouquet of flowers usually worn at the shoulder
corrupt1 of 2verb
to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actionsespecially: to influence a public official improperly
rot entry 1 sense 1a, spoil
to change from the original or correct form or version
corrupt a text
to become debased
corrupt2 of 2adjective
morally corrupted : depraved
characterized by improper conduct
a corrupt government
corrupt1 of 2verb
to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actionsespecially: to influence a public official improperly
rot entry 1 sense 1a, spoil
to change from the original or correct form or version
corrupt a text
to become debased
corrupt2 of 2adjective
morally corrupted : depraved
characterized by improper conduct
a corrupt government
corruptionnoun
physical decay or rotting
dishonest or evil behavior
the causing of someone else to do wrong (as by bribery)
a change from the original or for the worse
1 Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades.
几十年来意大利一直饱受政治腐败之苦。
2 Mom was skilled at charming her way around corruption, which had helped her cut through the endless red tape it took to get the sanctuary off the ground.
3 No, not a man, but a corruption of one.
4 Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.
她的政府从未真正甩掉腐败的污点。
5 Chinese statecraft always recognised the problem of corruption and nepotism.
中国的统制经常意识到贪污和裙带关系的问题.
6 Somebody reported the mayor for corruption.
有人告发市长贪污.
7 When fighting corruption, it is more useful to try to diminish it rather than eradicate it.
在反腐败斗争中, 努力减少腐败比根除腐败更有效.
8 The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.
腐败似乎没有影响国家经济的持续繁荣。
9 Theologians justified the presence of corruption as a means by which men strove, were tested, and triumphed.
10 Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry.
在这个行业中,贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
11 An odor of corruption hangs about him.
他浑身散发着腐化堕落的气味。
12 He was later indicted on corruption charges.
他后来被控贪污。
13 Tata Ndu came here personally to tell us that the gods of his village did not take kindly to the minister of corruption.
14 He also decoded telegrams that exposed corruption in President Warren G. Harding's cabinet in 1924.
15 Charges of corruption were in the air.
谣传是行了贿赂.
16 But it is not always corruption.
但也并非一定就是贪污。
17 We are campaigning against corruption in government.
我们在政府中正开展反贪污运动.
18 "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”。
19 Politicians once thought untouchable have been brought to trial for corruption.
那些曾经无法无天的政治家们也因腐败而受到审判.
20 She was accused of corruption, of vote rigging on a massive scale.
她被控腐败以及对投票的大规模幕后操纵。
1 变形
corrupt metabolic warped metamorphic anamorphic malformed heterotypic deformative set strain translation modification transformation variant metabolism warp curvature metastasis deformation metamorphosis malformation transfiguration transmutation meta- transform rack deform transmute metamorphose turn resolve translate buckle disguise transpose transfigure unmold transmogrify deformalize in winding
3 堕落
corrupt abandoned vicious degenerate demeaning depraved fall descent degradation lapse degeneration decadence depravity degeneracy turpitude deprave reprobate go to the bad astray evil rot filth devolution declension ruination stoop fallen decadent immoral outcast abject ignoble benighted rakish corruptive vice ruin decay perversity sink grovel backslide retrogress degrade taint demoralize debauch go bad rotten vile villainous putrid miscreant undone deformity derogation befoul poison vitiate lose descend putrefy go to the dogs go to pot go wrong go downhill sleazy squalid debase pervert dissolute debauched debauchery going to the dogs the Fall vitiable prostitute ruined degenerative perverse perverted profligate degrading graceless god-forsaken ruinate draggletailed pollution relapse deterioration slime falling perversion slough gangrene morass profligacy retrogression putrescence putridity pravity decline stray deteriorate perish retrograde moulder pollute vilify sophisticate downfall cave-in mess lost filthy polluted degraded ramshackle godforsaken low-down scrofulous soil wallow declination putrefaction vitiation recoil dwindle condescend derogate bastardize Neronize go to the devil go backward go to the mischief descensional wasted regressive lapsed backward labefaction prostitution undoing rottenness perverseness depravation molder demoralise dry-rot sensualize fall low
4 腐败
putrid fly-blown spoilage putrefaction spoil putrefy abuse decay rot ulcer cesspit malversation decompose ulcerate corrupt rotten sinister depraved addle putrescent gamy putrefactive contagion declension rancidity sour perish fester poison venal canker go off maladministration bad septic ulcerative deprave unwholesome corruptive disease pollution taint sepsis depravity ulceration gangrene spoliation putrescence putridity pravity impostume imposthume foul sodden decompound vitiate putrefacient rank tainted carrion flyblown leprosy rottenness molder dry-rot
5 腐化堕落
6 讹误
11 出错
adrift abroad error err fluff bloop go wrong put a foot wrong go pear shaped drop the ball up awry corruptness corrupt
12 破坏
ruin breach destruction rape toll havoc depredation break kill touch murder poison spoil wreck mar torpedo unravel blemish sabotage blight zap subvert destabilize scuttle unpick despoil vitiate unmake put the mockers on play hell with play merry hell with put the kibosh on bust up louse up cock up
13 坏影响
14 败坏
pollution stain pollute vitiate bad corrupt infectious undone corruptive worm-eaten rot undoing spoil undo subvert defile demoralize deprave reechy perversion deteriorate soil poison sour tarnish dishonour debauch ulcerate
15 损坏
shot broken wear breakdown spoilage go trash corrupt spoil knacker go haywire muck around churn up do a job on plough up mess up
16 转讹
18 不标准
19 腐蚀
contaminate erode corrode pervert eat away eat away at eat into corrosion erosion burn corrupt
20 腐烂
rotten putrid putrescent rot putrefaction decay perish decompose moulder putrefy fester corrupt septic decomposition bad unsound carrion taint canker corrode ret rank carious perishing erosion spoil molder ichorous putrefacient decayed rotted gangrenous putrescence putridity blet putridness damp septicize rot away
23 恶化
Pejorative decline deteriorate worsen change for the worse aggravating pejorative ingravescence deterioration degeneration perversion aggravation exacerbation fester exasperation pejoration corrupt relapse aggravate exasperate envenom imbitter
26 贿赂
graft sweetener bribe inducement buy square corrupt bribery bung payola backhander buy off contract shake squeeze grease slush sop vail douceur tamper see fix influence glove money palm grease golden key
27 收买
alyo fix acquisition receiving subornation buy-off tamper have bribe receive buy purchase oil sugar embrace soap straighten smear subsidize lubricate salve sop suborn schmear nobble throw a sop to Cerberus
28 涂改