corrupt

動詞

UK/kəˈrʌpt/
US/kəˈrʌpt/

定義 corrupt 動詞

behavior

  1. C1Transitive

    to cause someone or something to become dishonest or immoral

    • Research indicates that violent content on television can corrupt the minds of children.

    • Abusing one's power can corrupt a person's character.

    • The company was accused of using illegal means to corrupt local politicians.

technology

  1. Transitive

    to damage or alter computer information, making it unusable

    • Many files were corrupted due to the virus infection.

    • The database update failed, resulting in some corrupted records.

    • A hard drive malfunction led to some important data being corrupted.

形容詞

UK/kəˈrʌpt/
US/kəˈrʌpt/

定義 corrupt 形容詞

ethics

  1. C1

    using one's position or power dishonestly for personal gain, especially money

    • The country's government is known for its corrupt practices.

    • The deal was questioned because it involved corrupt officials.

    • The organization's corrupt behavior eventually led to its downfall.

  2. morally depraved or dishonest

    • A corrupt society often breeds crime.

    • They grew up in a corrupt environment.

    • The movie depicts a depraved and corrupt world.

technology

  1. When information on a computer is damaged and unusable due to errors or alterations

    • System errors resulted in corrupt data.

    • This corrupt file cannot be opened.

    • The file might be corrupted due to formatting errors.