corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 3200
korrupt, korrumpál, megront, megveszteget, sérült, megrongál
B1
1
korrupt
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is corrupt
The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
A korrupt polgármester kenőpénzt fogadott el építőipari cégektől.
Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
Sok állampolgár úgy véli, hogy a rendszer korrupt és igazságtalan.
She refused to work with corrupt officials.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The police officer was corrupt.
A rendőr korrupt volt.
The company fired a corrupt manager.
A cég elbocsátott egy korrupt vezetőt.
People do not trust corrupt leaders.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
Σημασία
Dishonest for personal benefit
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
Συνώνυμα
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
Αντώνυμα
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
Θέματα
politics
|law
|business
Ορισμός
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Acting dishonestly and unethically, typically in return for money or personal advantage.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to corrupt [someone/something]
The criminal tried to corrupt the police officer with expensive gifts.
A bűnöző drága ajándékokkal próbálta megvesztegetni a rendőrt.
Power can easily corrupt a person who is not careful.
A hatalom könnyen megronthatja az embert, ha nem vigyáz.
He was accused of attempting to corrupt jury members.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Money can corrupt people.
A pénz képes megrontani az embereket.
The man tried to corrupt the guard.
A férfi megpróbálta megvesztegetni az őrt.
Power can corrupt leaders.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Σημασία
Make someone dishonest for benefit
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
Συνώνυμα
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
Αντώνυμα
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
Θέματα
politics
|law
|business
Ορισμός
To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.
To cause someone to become dishonest, usually by offering money, power, or other benefits.
B2
3
sérült
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is corrupt
The document could not be opened because the file was corrupt.
A dokumentumot nem lehetett megnyitni, mert a fájl sérült volt.
Corrupt data caused the program to crash.
A sérült adatok miatt összeomlott a program.
He had to reinstall the software after it became corrupt.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The file is corrupt.
A fájl sérült.
I cannot open the corrupt photo.
Nem tudom megnyitni a sérült fotófájlt.
The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
Σημασία
Damaged and unusable
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
Συνώνυμα
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
Αντώνυμα
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
Θέματα
technology
Ορισμός
Broken or changed so it does not work correctly, often used about computer files or data.
Damaged, altered, or containing errors so that something no longer works properly, especially data or files.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
4
megrongál
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to corrupt [data/file]
A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
Egy vírus könnyen megrongálhat fontos fájlokat a számítógépeden.
The update corrupted several system files.
A frissítés több rendszerfájlt is megrongált.
Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
A virus can corrupt your files.
Egy vírus megrongálhatja a fájljaidat.
The power cut corrupted the game file.
Az áramszünet megrongálta a játékfájlt.
Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
Σημασία
Damage data or files
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
Συνώνυμα
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
Αντώνυμα
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
Θέματα
technology
Ορισμός
To break computer files or data so they do not work right.
To cause errors in data or files so that they cannot be used properly.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
cor - rupt (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: corrupt
Verb
- Base: corrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
- Present Participle: corrupting
- Past: corrupted
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
corrupts
verb
corrupting
verb
corrupted
verb
Core family
corruption
noun B2
corruptly
adverb
Related words
corruptible
adjective
corruptor
noun
Negative and opposite forms
incorruptible
adjective
Εκφράσεις
corrupt to the core
1/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Completely dishonest or immoral
Totally bad and dishonest in every way.
Παραδείγματα
- The organization was corrupt to the core.
- Some believed the regime was corrupt to the core and could not be saved.
morally corrupt
1/mˈɔɹəli kɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase
Having bad moral values
Having very bad ideas about what is right and wrong; doing bad things without feeling guilty.
Παραδείγματα
- He was seen as morally corrupt after the scandal.
- Many felt the film's hero was morally corrupt despite his charm.
power corrupts
1/pˈaʊɚ kɚˈʌpts/
fixed phrase
Power makes people dishonest
If a person has too much power, they may start doing bad things.
Παραδείγματα
- They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.