Word · Frequency #7571
corrupter
腐败的；贪污受贿的
corrupter is the comparative of corrupt.
willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes
- 1.
Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
为谋私利而舞弊；受贿。
- 2.
In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
道德败坏；堕落；腐化。
- 3.
Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
错误百出；不真实；无效。
- 4.
In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
腐烂；变质；受污染；不健全。
道德败坏的；堕落的；有错误的；不准确的；损坏的；腐烂的；变质的；为谋私利而舞弊；受贿。；道德败坏；堕落；腐化。
In use
The corrupt judge accepted money to influence his decisions.
Many citizens are tired of corrupt politicians.
The company's corrupt practices led to a major scandal.
corrupt + noun
形容词修饰名词，表示腐败的、贪污的。
The corrupt official was arrested.
那个腐败的官员被捕了。
be + corrupt
系动词后作表语，描述主语的性质。
Many politicians are corrupt.
许多政客是腐败的。
become corrupt
表示状态变化，与 become 连用。
He became corrupt after gaining power.
他获得权力后变得腐败了。
Connections
Collocations
- corrupt government
- 腐败的政府
- The people protested against the corrupt government.人民抗议腐败的政府。
- corrupt official
- 贪污的官员
- Several corrupt officials were arrested for bribery.几名贪污官员因受贿被捕。
- corrupt system
- 腐败的制度
- They want to reform the corrupt system.他们想改革这个腐败的制度。
- corrupt practices
- 腐败行为
- The company was fined for corrupt practices in bidding.该公司因竞标中的腐败行为被罚款。
- corrupt data
- 损坏的数据
- The virus caused corrupt data on the hard drive.病毒导致硬盘上的数据损坏。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个腐败的苹果，上面写着corrupt，内部已经烂掉破裂。
Context & Register
正式场合（腐败、贪污）与技术场合（数据错误），语域混合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'corrupt' because they share the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and following /pt/. Note that 'bankrupt' (/ˈbæŋkrʌpt/) looks similar but has a different stressed vowel (/æ/), so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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