corrupt

动词 corrupt:

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   同义词：pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
2. alter from the original
   同义词：spoil
3. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
   同义词：bribe, buy, grease one's palms
4. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   同义词：defile, sully, taint, cloud

形容词 corrupt:

1. lacking in integrity
2. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
   同义词：crooked
3. containing errors or alterations
   同义词：corrupted
4. touched by rot or decay
   同义词：tainted

1. It is indifferent for judges and magistrates; for if they were facile and corrupt, you shall have a servant, five times worse than a wife.
   作为法官与地方官，是否独身关系并不大。因为只要他们身边有一个坏的幕僚，其进谗言的能力就足以抵上五个妻子。
2. Bad habit corrupt good manners.
   坏习惯败坏好风俗。
3. Democracy substitute election by the incompetent many for appointment by corrupt few.
   民主主义以由无能的大多数作出的选举来代替腐败的少数作出的委任。
4. She wrote a book declaiming against our corrupt society.
   她写了一本书抨击我们这腐败的社会。

cor.rupt

adj.（形容词）
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
贪污的，堕落的：以不道德或堕落为特征的；堕落的
Venal; dishonest:
易受贿的；不诚实的：
例句：
a corrupt mayor.
受贿的市长

Containing errors or alterations, as a text:
讹误的：含有错误或变化的，如在文章中：
例句：
a corrupt translation.
错误百出的译文

Archaic Tainted; putrid.
【古语】 有污点的；肮脏的
v.（动词）
cor.rupt.ed,cor.rupt.ing,cor.rupts
v.tr.（及物动词）
To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of.
使堕落，变坏：破坏或毁灭…的诚实或正直
To ruin morally; pervert.
在道德上毁灭；使腐化
To taint; contaminate.
使有缺点；玷污
To cause to become rotten; spoil.
使变腐坏；宠坏
To change the original form of (a text, for example).
使讹误：改变其最初形式（如文章）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become corrupt.
变腐败

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin corruptus [past participle of] corrumpere [to destroy]
源自 拉丁语 corruptus [] corrumpere的过去分词 [破坏]
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [表示共同的前缀] *参见 com-
rumpere [to break] * see reup-
rumpere [破坏] *参见 reup-

【引伸】
corrupt.er 或
corrup.tor
n.（名词）
corrup.tive
adj.（形容词）
corrupt.ly
adv.（副词）
corrupt.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>corrupt,debase,debauch,deprave,pervert,vitiateThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to ruin utterly in character or quality.:
这些动词共同的中心意思是.在特征或性质上严重毁坏.：
例句：
was corrupted by limitless power;
被无限的力量所毁坏；

例句：
debased himself by pleading with the captors;
通过恳求俘获者而使自己蒙羞；

例句：
a youth debauched by drugs and drink;
沉迷于吸毒和酗酒的年轻人；

例句：
indulgence that depraves the moral fiber;
败坏道德要素的放纵；

例句：
perverted her talent by putting it to evil purposes;
有意为恶而误用她的天赋；

例句：
a proof vitiated by a serious omission.
因严重玩忽职守而被破坏的证据