corruption
noun uk/kəˈrʌp.ʃən/ us/kəˈrʌp.ʃən/
(BAD BEHAVIOUR)
C1 [ U ]（尤指当权者的）贪污，腐败，堕落
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power
The film is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force. 影片讲述的是一个年轻警察的故事，表现了他是如何克服困难揭露警方内部腐败的。
Political corruption is widespread throughout the country. 政治腐败在全国蔓延。
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- The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels.
- It's a clear case of corruption.
- He caught the public imagination as a crusader against corruption.
- Recent discoveries about corruption have done serious damage to the company's reputation.
- He resigned from the committee in disgust at the corruption.
(CHANGED WORD)
[ C ]（语言）变体
in language, a word whose original form has been changed
The swear word "bloody" is wrongly thought by some to be a corruption of the words "by our Lady". 有些人错误地认为咒骂用语 bloody 是 by our Lady 的变体。
(ON COMPUTER)
[ U ]（计算机上信息的）破坏，损坏
the fact of information on a computer being changed so that it is wrong and cannot be used
data corruption 数据毁损