corruption
n. 腐败,贪污,受贿; (单词)变体
Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
The President faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion...
总统面临54项腐败和逃税的指控。
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。
In linguistics, a corruption is a word that is derived from an earlier word, but which has become changed in some way.
'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. 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;
5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity;
6. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony);
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.
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.
Our government officials seem free of corruption.
我们的政府官员似乎很清廉.
Corruption and bribery are mean.
贪污行贿是可鄙的.
Corruption was rife before the election.
选举之前,腐败盛行.