(of people )人 willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage 贪污的;受贿的;腐败的;营私舞弊的 It was seen as the only way to overthrow a corrupt regime. 这被视为推翻腐败政权的唯一方法。 They promised to seek out the corrupt officials who had accepted the bribes. 他们答应查出受贿的贪官。 one of the most notoriously corrupt city councils 贪污腐败最为臭名昭著的市议会之一
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- hopelessly
- thoroughly
- totally
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(of behaviour )行为 not honest or moral 不诚实的;不道德的 They had been engaged in corrupt practices. 他们参与了腐败行为。 The whole system is inefficient and corrupt. 整个体系都效率低下并且腐败堕落。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- hopelessly
- thoroughly
- totally
- …
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computing )计算机 containing changes or faults, and no longer in the original state 已变换的;有缺陷的;有错误的 corrupt software 已受损的软件 The file on the disk seems to be corrupt. 这张磁盘上的文件好像有错误。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere ‘mar, bribe, destroy’, from cor- ‘altogether’ + rumpere ‘to break’.