1. 堕落的，腐败的，贪赃舞弊的　 dishonest, esp. through accepting bribes
2. 不道德的　 immoral
3. （语言）转讹的；改动太多的　(of language) containing errors or changes

　～ apple　烂苹果
　～ life　堕落的生活
　～ policeman　腐败的警察

　One corrupt apple corrupts many sound ones.　一个烂苹果可使许多好苹果变坏。
　The corrupt policeman accepted the money.　那个贪污的警察收了钱。
　The thief led a corrupt life.　这个窃贼过着堕落的生活。
　They spoke a corrupt form of French.　他们讲的是变了调的法文。
　This judge is corrupt.　这个法官贪污。

　vt. & vi. （使）败坏，（使）腐化 make corrupt; become corrupt

　～ darkly　暗地行贿
　～ morally　道德败坏
　～ openly　公开地向…行贿
　～ politically　政治腐败
　～ shamelessly　无耻行贿
　～ at heart　思想堕落
　～ sb with sth　用…向…行贿
　～ a policeman with money　用金钱向警察行贿

　The body corrupted quite quickly.　尸体很快腐烂了。
　Bad company may corrupt a good boy.　跟坏人在一起会使好孩子变坏。
　Criminal parents could corrupt any child.　罪犯父母会使任何孩子变坏。
　The power corrupted him, corroding his mind and poisoning his judgment.　权力使他丧失了理智，权力腐蚀了他，侵蚀了他的思想，毁掉了他的判断力。
　One corrupt apple corrupts many sound ones.　一个腐烂的苹果可以使许多好苹果变坏。
　Careless scholars corrupted the original manuscript.　粗心的学者毁坏了原稿。
　Pornographic literature and art corrupt the minds of young people.　色情文艺腐蚀年轻人的心灵。
　You are corrupted at heart.　你有邪恶的本性。
　That policeman can not be corrupted.　那个警察不会被收买。
　He could have been a great man, but he was corrupted by power.　他本来可以成为一位伟人，但是权力却使他腐化了。
　He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.　他由于受两个朋友的坏影响而堕落了。

　［同义词］ adj. dishonest, untrustworthy
　［反义词］ adj. honest, pure, upright
　［词源］拉丁语corruptus（破坏，使腐败）