Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14199
grafts
贪污；受贿；腐败
grafts is the plural of graft.
核心释义
Corruption or illicit profit, especially in public life.
- 1.
插入另一棵树(砧木)以由其支撑和滋养的小枝或接穗；两者结合成一棵树,但接穗决定果实种类。
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
- 2.
挖掘工具(如铁锹或铲子)刀片的深度。
The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.
- 3.
官场腐败。
Corruption in official life.
- 4.
从此类接穗长出的树枝或部分。
A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
- 5.
用于挖掘排水沟的窄铲。
A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.
- 6.
(尤指公职中的)贪污受贿所得
Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.
- 7.
用于自体移植手术的一块活体组织。
A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
- 8.
骗局
A con job.
移植组织；移植物；接穗；嫁接枝条；骗局；欺诈；铲刃深度；锹刃深度；窄铲；沟铲
用法In use
Several officials were arrested on charges of graft.
用法提示：graft 在此作不可数名词，表示‘贪污、腐败’。
The new law is designed to reduce graft in public contracts.
用法提示：graft 作名词，指‘公职中的贪污受贿’。
He lost his job after an investigation revealed graft in his department.
用法提示：graft 为名词，表示‘贪污行为’。
a graft from [tree] onto [rootstock]
嫁接义中，graft 可指接穗，也可指嫁接后的植株；常搭配 onto 表示砧木。
The apple tree is a graft from a wild crabapple onto a sturdy rootstock.
这棵苹果树是把野苹果的接穗嫁接在健壮砧木上长成的。
graft in [place/organisation]
graft 表“贪污”时不可数，常置于 government、department 等机构名词之后。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- graft union
- 嫁接接口
- The graft union must be sealed with wax.嫁接接口必须用蜡封住。
- take a graft
- 取接穗
- We take a graft from the mother tree in early spring.初春我们从母树上取接穗。
- political graft
- 政治腐败
- The governor was investigated for political graft.州长因政治腐败受到调查。
- graft scandal
- 贪污丑闻
- The graft scandal forced the minister to resign.贪污丑闻迫使部长辞职。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象枝条“graft”插进树干像“刮”一下接上；公职里的贪污也像把公家的钱“刮”进自己口袋。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：horticulture/gardening、politics/corruption reporting、tool specifications/digging graft 作名词时，不同义项的语域不完全相同：表示“嫁接枝/接穗”多用于园艺或农业语境；表示“贪污、受贿”则通常出现在政治、法律或新闻报道等正式书面语中；另有“铲/锹刃部深度”等专业用法。整体上语域随语境变化，较难用单一标签概括，建议结合搭配判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
raft、craft、draft、shaft、daft 在英式英语中都以 /ɑːft/ 结尾，与 graft 押韵；waft 拼写相同，但英音读 /wɒft/，是拼写相似、读音不同的词。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形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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