Word · Frequency #7571
Fully loadedcorrupts
使腐化；使道德败坏
corrupts is the third person singular of corrupt.
to make someone dishonest or immoral
- 1.
To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
使腐化；使堕落；使走上邪路。
- 2.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
使道德败坏或放纵感官
- 3.
To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
引入错误；使无效。
- 4.
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
为获取好处或影响而行贿
- 5.
To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
掺杂使假；伪造。
- 6.
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
使受到怀疑或引起质疑
- 7.
To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
糟蹋；毁坏；使无价值。
贿赂；收买；破坏；篡改；使出错；使受怀疑；使遭质疑；使腐烂；糟蹋；毁坏；使腐化；使堕落；使走上邪路。
In use
The absolute power of the dictator tended to corrupt his judgment.
Several judges were corrupted by the wealthy businessman.
Corrupting the youth with such propaganda is a serious crime.
Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
corrupt the morals
corrupt + noun (person/group)
常用于指道德上的腐化。
The dictator's power corrupted him completely.
独裁者的权力使他完全腐化。
corrupt + noun (person) + with + noun (bribe)
指通过贿赂使腐败。
Connections
Collocations
- corrupt the youth
- 使青少年堕落
- Some parents fear that violent video games will corrupt the youth.一些家长担心暴力电子游戏会使青少年堕落。
- corrupt public officials
- 贿赂公职人员
- He was accused of trying to corrupt public officials to secure the contract.他被指控试图贿赂公职人员以获得那份合同。
- corrupt a witness
- 收买证人（诱使证人作伪证）
- She denied attempting to corrupt a witness in the trial.她否认在庭审中试图收买证人。
- corrupt data
- 破坏数据
- A power cut can corrupt data while it is being written.断电可能会在写入数据时破坏数据。
- corrupt the electoral process
- 破坏选举进程
- Any attempt to buy votes corrupts the electoral process.任何买票行为都是在破坏选举进程。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 corrupt 联想成 rupture 的“断裂”：好品行断裂，人便腐化。记住中间拼写 rupt 即可。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道/法律语境、计算机/数据技术语境 corrupt 作动词时，正式与日常用法并存：表示“使腐化、贿赂”多用于新闻报道或法律语境，比较正式；表示“使（数据/文件）损坏”则常见于计算机和技术描述，语气相对中性。实际使用时需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
常作及物动词，意为使腐化、贿赂或破坏。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 corrupt 的 /ʌpt/ 押韵的词有 abrupt、erupt、disrupt、interrupt。注意 rupture 与 bankrupt 是拼写近似词，但发音不同：rupture 读 /ˈrʌptʃər/，bankrupt 重音在首音节，不构成完全韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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