corruption

名词 corruption:

1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
   同义词：corruptness
2. in a state of progressive putrefaction
   同义词：putrescence, putridness, rottenness
3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
   同义词：degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
   同义词：subversion
6. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)

1. Their actions reek of corruption.
   他们的举动显然有贪污之嫌。
2. Accusations of corruption have been made/brought/laid against him.
   对他贪污的控告已经提出。
3. Corruption and crime go hand in hand.
   腐败与犯罪携手并行。
4. Corruption stands in the way of the development of the society.
   贪污腐败妨碍社会的发展。
5. It's a crusade against corruption.
   这是一场反腐败的运动。
6. He was caught by the police because of the graft and corruption.
   他因贿赂贪污被警察抓了起来。
7. Odorous corruption hangs about him.
   他浑身散发着腐化堕落的气味。
8. The new military rulers said that the previous government had been riddled with corruption.
   新的军事统治者说，前政府已经腐败透顶。

cor.rup.tion

n.（名词）

The act or process of corrupting.
腐化：腐化的行为或过程
The state of being corrupt.
堕落：堕落的状态
Decay; rot.
变坏；腐烂
Archaic Something that corrupts.
【古语】 腐败物：腐败的某种东西