corrupt

Word family nouncorruptercorruptibilitycorruptiblenesscorruptioncorruptionistcorruptnessadjectivecorruptiblecorruptiveadverbcorruptiblycorruptlyverbcorrupt

cor·rupt1 /kəˈrʌpt/ adjectiveadj

1 DISHONESTusing your power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get an advantage for yourself 贪污受贿的，腐败的 OPP incorruptible

Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes.

腐败的法官接受了几百万美元的贿赂。

► see thesaurus at dishonest

2 BAD PERSONimmoral or dishonest 不道德的，堕落的

a corrupt society

堕落的社会

officials engaged in corrupt practices

徇私舞弊的官员

3 PUREsomething that is corrupt is not pure or has been damaged or partly ruined 不纯的；有缺陷的；有错误的

corrupt data

有错误的数据

—corruptly adverbadv

—corruptness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

corrupt• A grand jury accused the police department of being brutal and corrupt.• Some segments of your hard drive are corrupt.• Edwards, a master psychologist of religion, represented his town as corrupt.• The police force inherited by Nicholas was small, corrupt and ill-trained.• They prefer a corrupt and known system.• The police are too corrupt and they work for the Arellanos.• Politics has become a corrupt, big-money game.• Corrupt customs officials have helped the drug trade to flourish.• It's generally impossible to compress such files - the program sees each overlay as corrupt data.• a corrupted file• In the 1970s, the city's police force was among the most corrupt in the nation.• In fact, it would seem to contain the seeds from which corrupt marketing practices grow.• Law enforcement officials consider it the most corrupt of six border crossings in Arizona.• Perez said that there were virtually no procedures in place to weed out corrupt officials.• Suburban communities swiftly expel sleazy politicians and weed out corrupt practices.

Related topics: Computers

corrupt2 verb [transitiveT]

1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto encourage someone to start behaving in an immoral or dishonest way 使堕落，使败坏，使腐化

Young prisoners are being corrupted by the older, long-term offenders.

年轻的囚犯正在被年纪较大、刑期长的犯人带坏。

2 CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change the traditional form of something, such as a language, so that it becomes worse than it was 破坏，侵蚀〔语言等的纯洁〕

The culture has been corrupted by Western influences.

这种文化在西方文化的影响下受到了侵蚀。

3 TDto change the information in a computer, so that the computer does not work properly anymore 损坏，破坏〔计算机中的信息〕

a virus which corrupts the data on your hard drive

破坏你硬盘中数据的一种病毒

—corruptible adjectiveadj

—corruptibility /kəˌrʌptəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

corrupt• Had a program run on start-up been corrupted?• How you corrupted a young and lovely woman ... and subjected her to the most shatteringly depraved treatment.• Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.• Some of the files were corrupted and will have to be rewritten.• Was Caringolat aware how the precise and fastidious sequences of the Vibrancy were being corrupted beyond Por Tanssie?• Slowly their friendship was corrupted by competition.• The prison system does not work because many of the younger offenders are being corrupted by older, long term prisoners.• So Englishness is corrupted from the beginning.• Further, the higher the profits, the easier it is to corrupt government agents.• the corrupting influence of drugs• Power and money corrupt, sure.• Some make a protein, but others are so corrupted that they can no longer do anything.• Excessive campaign spending is corrupting the American political system.• The Senate will form a committee to determine if violence on television is corrupting young people.

From Longman Business Dictionary

corruptcor·rupt1 /kəˈrʌpt/ adjectiveadj

1LAWusing power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get money or an advantage of some kind

Swiss justice, in our experience, is as tough on corrupt bankers as it is on all other criminals.

people wilfully involved in bribery or other corrupt practices

2COMPUTING information on a computer that is corrupt has been damaged and can no longer be read or used by a computer

The file may contain corrupt data and may cause your machine to crash.

corruptcorrupt2 verb [transitiveT]

1to encourage someone to behave in an immoral or dishonest way

US politics has been corrupted by money and the influence of special interests.

2COMPUTING to damage information on a computer, so that it can no longer be read or used by a computer

viruses which can corrupt and destroy computer data

—corrupted adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

A corrupted file is a big problem; you might never recover the data.

—corruptible adjectiveadj

providing arms and money to a corruptible military regime

Origin corrupt1

(1300-1400) Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com- ( → COM-) + rumpere “to break”

词汇	corrupt
释义	corrupt Word family nouncorruptercorruptibilitycorruptiblenesscorruptioncorruptionistcorruptnessadjectivecorruptiblecorruptiveadverbcorruptiblycorruptlyverbcorrupt cor·rupt1 /kəˈrʌpt/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 DISHONESTusing your power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get an advantage for yourself 贪污受贿的，腐败的 OPP incorruptible Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes. 腐败的法官接受了几百万美元的贿赂。 ► see thesaurus at dishonest 2 BAD PERSONimmoral or dishonest 不道德的，堕落的 a corrupt society 堕落的社会 officials engaged in corrupt practices 徇私舞弊的官员 3 PUREsomething that is corrupt is not pure or has been damaged or partly ruined 不纯的；有缺陷的；有错误的 corrupt data 有错误的数据 —corruptly adverbadv —corruptness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus corrupt• A grand jury accused the police department of being brutal and corrupt.• Some segments of your hard drive are corrupt.• Edwards, a master psychologist of religion, represented his town as corrupt.• The police force inherited by Nicholas was small, corrupt and ill-trained.• They prefer a corrupt and known system.• The police are too corrupt and they work for the Arellanos.• Politics has become a corrupt, big-money game.• Corrupt customs officials have helped the drug trade to flourish.• It's generally impossible to compress such files - the program sees each overlay as corrupt data.• a corrupted file• In the 1970s, the city's police force was among the most corrupt in the nation.• In fact, it would seem to contain the seeds from which corrupt marketing practices grow.• Law enforcement officials consider it the most corrupt of six border crossings in Arizona.• Perez said that there were virtually no procedures in place to weed out corrupt officials.• Suburban communities swiftly expel sleazy politicians and weed out corrupt practices. Related topics: Computers corrupt2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] 1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto encourage someone to start behaving in an immoral or dishonest way 使堕落，使败坏，使腐化 Young prisoners are being corrupted by the older, long-term offenders. 年轻的囚犯正在被年纪较大、刑期长的犯人带坏。 2 CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change the traditional form of something, such as a language, so that it becomes worse than it was 破坏，侵蚀〔语言等的纯洁〕 The culture has been corrupted by Western influences. 这种文化在西方文化的影响下受到了侵蚀。 3 TDto change the information in a computer, so that the computer does not work properly anymore 损坏，破坏〔计算机中的信息〕 a virus which corrupts the data on your hard drive 破坏你硬盘中数据的一种病毒 —corruptible adjectiveadj —corruptibility /kəˌrʌptəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus corrupt• Had a program run on start-up been corrupted?• How you corrupted a young and lovely woman ... and subjected her to the most shatteringly depraved treatment.• Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.• Some of the files were corrupted and will have to be rewritten.• Was Caringolat aware how the precise and fastidious sequences of the Vibrancy were being corrupted beyond Por Tanssie?• Slowly their friendship was corrupted by competition.• The prison system does not work because many of the younger offenders are being corrupted by older, long term prisoners.• So Englishness is corrupted from the beginning.• Further, the higher the profits, the easier it is to corrupt government agents.• the corrupting influence of drugs• Power and money corrupt, sure.• Some make a protein, but others are so corrupted that they can no longer do anything.• Excessive campaign spending is corrupting the American political system.• The Senate will form a committee to determine if violence on television is corrupting young people. From Longman Business Dictionary corruptcor·rupt1 /kəˈrʌpt/ adjectiveadj 1LAWusing power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get money or an advantage of some kind Swiss justice, in our experience, is as tough on corrupt bankers as it is on all other criminals. people wilfully involved in bribery or other corrupt practices 2COMPUTING information on a computer that is corrupt has been damaged and can no longer be read or used by a computer The file may contain corrupt data and may cause your machine to crash. corruptcorrupt2 verb [transitiveT] 1to encourage someone to behave in an immoral or dishonest way US politics has been corrupted by money and the influence of special interests. 2COMPUTING to damage information on a computer, so that it can no longer be read or used by a computer viruses which can corrupt and destroy computer data —corrupted adjectiveadj [only before a noun] A corrupted file is a big problem; you might never recover the data. —corruptible adjectiveadj providing arms and money to a corruptible military regime Origin corrupt1 (1300-1400) Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com- ( → COM-) + rumpere “to break”
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