corruption

corruption音标

英 [kəˈrʌpʃn]

美 [kəˈrʌpʃən]

corruption基本释义

n.贪污；堕落；腐败

corruption用法及例句

noun

1. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)

e.g. he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering

2. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyaltyundermining moral integrity

e.g. corruption of a minorthe big city's subversion of rural innocence

Synonym: subversion

3. moral perversionimpairment of virtue and moral principles

e.g. the luxury and corruption among the upper classesmoral degeneracy followed intellectual degenerationits brothels, its opium parlors, its depravityRome had fallen into moral putrefaction

Synonym: degeneracydepravationdepravityputrefaction

4. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

Synonym: corruptness

5. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

6. in a state of progressive putrefaction

Synonym: putrescenceputridnessrottenness

1. 腐败;贪污;受贿Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.

e.g. The President faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion...总统面临54项腐败和逃税的指控。e.g. Distribution of food throughout the country is being hampered by inefficiency and corruption.低效和腐败行为阻碍了食品在全国的分发。

2. (单词的)变体In linguistics, a corruption is a word that is derived from an earlier word, but which has become changed in some way.

e.g. '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”。

1. corruption的近义词

1. 贪污：访谈动机 贪污(corruption)是一项历史久远、全球普及的社会病态行为,亦是舆论及社会各界长期关注和讨论的重要议题. 但在对贪污...

Seminaries of young ladies..are in danger of great corruption.

出自：V. Knox

近义词

临近词

fraud欺骗

degeneracy退步

perversion误用

depravity堕落

putridness腐烂

sleaze低劣

exploitation开发

venality唯利是图

vice缺点

subversion颠覆

putrescence腐败

putrefaction腐败

rottenness腐烂

debasement(品质、价值等）降低...

corruptness堕落

depravation恶化

immorality不道德

dishonesty不诚实

harm危害

bribery受贿

Corruptions

corrupt

corruption cases

corsair

corruption root

corruption crime

corruptionist

corruption model

corruption cost

corruption case

corruption trial

corruption risk

相关列句

Mr. Bird remained unmoved by the corruption allegations.(伯德先生对贪污指控仍无动于衷。)

People are concerned about corruption and social inequality.(人们对腐败和社会不公感到担忧。)

The police report exonerated Lewis from all charges of corruption.(警方的报告免除了对刘易斯贪污的所有指控。)

His noisome reputation for corruption had already begun to spread.(他腐败的臭名已经开始传开了。)

The characters complain ceaselessly about food lines, prices, and corruption.(这些人对领取食品的队伍、价格和腐败不停地抱怨。)

She claimed that an atmosphere of sleaze and corruption now surrounded the government.(她声称目前声名狼藉和腐败的氛围笼罩着这个*府。)

The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.(新法律将把职务腐败视同叛国罪。)

Here was corruption on a grand scale.(这里的腐败现象曾十分严重。)

The government has pledged itself to root out corruption.(*府已承诺铲除腐败。)

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。)