corrupt
- IPA[kəˈrʌpt]
英式
- having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain；evil or morally depraved
- cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain；cause to become morally depraved
verb: corrupt, 3rd person present: corrupts, gerund or present participle: corrupting, past tense: corrupted, past participle: corrupted
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ evil or morally depraved the old corrupt order 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. (of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations a progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless
- 3. archaic (of organic or inorganic matter) in a state of decay; rotten or putrid a corrupt and rotting corpse
動詞
- 1. cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cause to become morally depraved he has corrupted the boy 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations a backup copy will be needed if the original copy becomes corrupted Epicurus's teachings have since been much corrupted 同義詞
- 3. archaic infect; contaminate the corrupting smell of death 同義詞 反義詞
