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corruption

英[kə'rʌpʃn] 美[kə'rʌpʃn]
  • n. 贪污;堕落;腐败
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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"
    "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

  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"

双语例句

1. "One thing you can never insure against is corruption among your staff."—"Agreed."
“永远也防不胜防的就是员工内部的贪污腐败。”——“同意。”

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2. Police corruption is not just a few rotten apples.
警方的腐败不仅仅是几个害群之马造成的。

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3. The proposals are an attempt to rid the country of political corruption.
这些提议试图使这个国家摆脱政治腐败。

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4. Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.
反对派领导人说,选举中存在舞弊现象。

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5. Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.
她的政府从来没有真正摆脱掉腐败的阴影。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Accusations of corruption have been made against him.
      对他贪污的控告已经提出。
    2. Corruption and bribery are mean.
      贪污行贿是可鄙的。
    3. An odor of corruption hangs about him.
      他浑身散发着腐化堕落的气味。
    4. Corruption and crime go hand in hand.
      腐败与犯罪携手并行。
    5. The newspapers blasted the political corruption.
      报纸对政治腐败加以强烈谴责。

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