corruption 词态变化
复数: corruptions;
corruption 英文词源
- corruption (n.)
- mid-14c., of material things, especially dead bodies, also of the soul, morals, etc., from Latin corruptionem (nominative corruptio), noun of action from past participle stem of corrumpere (see corrupt). Of public offices from early 15c.; of language from late 15c.
corruption 英文释义
- 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"
- 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"
corruption 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。
来自柯林斯例句
corruption 实用场景例句
- allegations of bribery and corruption
- 对贿赂与贪污的指控
牛津词典
- The new district attorney has promised to fight police corruption.
- 新上任的地方检察官承诺要与司法腐败作斗争。
牛津词典
- He claimed that sex and violence on TV led to the corruption of young people.
- 他断言电视中所宣扬的色情与暴力诱使青少年堕落。
牛津词典
- The word ‘holiday ’ is a corruption of ‘holy day ’.
- 单词holiday是holy day的变体。
牛津词典
- The President faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion...
- 总统面临54项腐败和逃税的指控。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- '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”。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Corrupt officials always try to draw the curtain over their corruption.
- 贪官污吏总是企图掩盖自己的腐败行为.
《简明英汉词典》
- The newspaper exposes corruption in high places without being tamed by their arbitrariness.
- 这家报纸揭露了上层的腐败,他们没有慑于淫威.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Our government officials seem free of corruption.
- 我们的政府官员似乎很清廉.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Corruption and bribery are mean.
- 贪污行贿是可鄙的.
《简明英汉词典》
- Corruption was rife before the election.
- 选举之前,腐败盛行.
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- Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department.
- 有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- a cesspit of corruption
- 堕落腐化的渊薮
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Corruption corrodes public confidence in a political system.
- 腐败可削弱公众对政治制度的信心。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- allegations of bribery and corruption
- 对贿赂与贪污的指控
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- He was convicted of corruption, and will be disqualified from office for seven years.
- 他被判犯有贪污罪，以后7年里将无资格担任公职。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- He warns that corruption is corroding Russia.
- 他警告说腐败正在侵蚀俄罗斯。
柯林斯例句
- The Fair Trade Commission has of late been flexing its muscles, cracking down on cases of corruption.
- 公平交易委员会最近在显示威力，严厉打击腐败事件。
柯林斯例句
- The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.
- 腐败似乎没有影响国家经济的持续繁荣。
柯林斯例句
- His noisome reputation for corruption had already begun to spread.
- 他贪污的恶名已经四处传播开了。
柯林斯例句
- He campaigned relentlessly to bring charges of corruption against former members of the government.
- 为了将前政府成员以贪污腐败的罪名送上法庭，他持续不懈地奔走游说。
柯林斯例句
- Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades.
- 几十年来意大利一直饱受政治腐败之苦。
柯林斯例句
- The discontent has been fuelled by allegations of corruption in high places.
- 关于身居高位者腐败行为的指控更激起了人们的不满。
柯林斯例句
- The whole thing stinks of political corruption.
- 整件事情都透着政治腐败的气息。
柯林斯例句
