動詞 corrupt:

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   同義詞：pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
2. alter from the original
   同義詞：spoil
3. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
   同義詞：bribe, buy, grease one's palms
4. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   同義詞：defile, sully, taint, cloud

形容詞 corrupt:

1. lacking in integrity
2. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
   同義詞：crooked
3. containing errors or alterations
   同義詞：corrupted
4. touched by rot or decay
   同義詞：tainted

1. It is indifferent for judges and magistrates; for if they were facile and corrupt, you shall have a servant, five times worse than a wife.
   作為法官與地方官，是否獨身關(guān)系并不大。因為只要他們身邊有一個壞的幕僚，其進讒言的能力就足以抵上五個妻子。
2. Bad habit corrupt good manners.
   壞習(xí)慣敗壞好風(fēng)俗。
3. Democracy substitute election by the incompetent many for appointment by corrupt few.
   民主主義以由無能的大多數(shù)作出的選舉來代替腐敗的少數(shù)作出的委任。
4. She wrote a book declaiming against our corrupt society.
   她寫了一本書抨擊我們這腐敗的社會。

cor.rupt

adj.（形容詞）
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
貪污的，墮落的：以不道德或墮落為特征的；墮落的
Venal; dishonest:
易受賄的；不誠實的：
例句：
a corrupt mayor.
受賄的市長

Containing errors or alterations, as a text:
訛誤的：含有錯誤或變化的，如在文章中：
例句：
a corrupt translation.
錯誤百出的譯文

Archaic Tainted; putrid.
【古語】 有污點的；骯臟的
v.（動詞）
cor.rupt.ed,cor.rupt.ing,cor.rupts
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of.
使墮落，變壞：破壞或毀滅…的誠實或正直
To ruin morally; pervert.
在道德上毀滅；使腐化
To taint; contaminate.
使有缺點；玷污
To cause to become rotten; spoil.
使變腐壞；寵壞
To change the original form of (a text, for example).
使訛誤：改變其最初形式（如文章）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become corrupt.
變腐敗

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin corruptus [past participle of] corrumpere [to destroy]
源自 拉丁語 corruptus [] corrumpere的過去分詞 [破壞]
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [表示共同的前綴] *參見 com-
rumpere [to break] * see reup-
rumpere [破壞] *參見 reup-

【引伸】
corrupt.er 或
corrup.tor
n.（名詞）
corrup.tive
adj.（形容詞）
corrupt.ly
adv.（副詞）
corrupt.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>corrupt,debase,debauch,deprave,pervert,vitiateThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to ruin utterly in character or quality.:
這些動詞共同的中心意思是.在特征或性質(zhì)上嚴重毀壞.：
例句：
was corrupted by limitless power;
被無限的力量所毀壞；

例句：
debased himself by pleading with the captors;
通過懇求俘獲者而使自己蒙羞；

例句：
a youth debauched by drugs and drink;
沉迷于吸毒和酗酒的年輕人；

例句：
indulgence that depraves the moral fiber;
敗壞道德要素的放縱；

例句：
perverted her talent by putting it to evil purposes;
有意為惡而誤用她的天賦；

例句：
a proof vitiated by a serious omission.
因嚴重玩忽職守而被破壞的證據(jù)