corrupt
adj
1
(a) immoral, esp sexually 不道德的; 墮落的; (尤指)有傷風化的
corrupt morals, behaviour, etc 腐敗的風氣、 行為等
a thoroughly corrupt novel which young people should not be allowed to read 應該不準年輕人閱讀的極其傷風敗俗的小說.
(b) dishonest, esp through accepting bribes 不誠實的; 營私舞弊的; (尤指)貪污受賄的
corrupt officials who won't issue permits unless you bribe them 不行賄就不給辦理許可證的貪官污吏
corrupt practices, eg the offering and accepting of bribes 舞弊行為(如行賄受賄).
2 (of languages, texts, etc) containing errors or changes (指語言、 文本等)有錯誤的, 有改動的
a corrupt manuscript 有錯誤的文稿.
3 (arch 古) impure 不純的: corrupt air/blood 不潔的空氣[血液].
corrupt v [I, Tn]
make (sb/sth) corrupt 使(某人或某事物)墮落, 腐化; 賄賂(某人或某事物)
young people whose morals have been corrupted 道德敗壞的年輕人
corrupt an official, ie gain his favour by offering bribes 賄賂官員
Pornography is defined by its `tendency to deprave or corrupt'. 是不是色情作品, 要看它有沒有`誘人墮落或傷風敗俗的傾向'.