corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 3200
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adjective
B1
property
1
Dishonest for personal benefit
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is corrupt
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
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.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
Θέματα
politics
|law
|business
Παραδείγματα
- The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
- Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
- She refused to work with corrupt officials.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The police officer was corrupt.
- The company fired a corrupt manager.
- People do not trust corrupt leaders.
Ρήμα
B2
action
2
Make someone dishonest for benefit
To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to corrupt [someone/something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
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.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
Θέματα
politics
|law
|business
Παραδείγματα
- The criminal tried to corrupt the police officer with expensive gifts.
- Power can easily corrupt a person who is not careful.
- He was accused of attempting to corrupt jury members.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Money can corrupt people.
- The man tried to corrupt the guard.
- Power can corrupt leaders.
adjective
B2
property
3
Damaged and unusable
Broken or changed so it does not work correctly, often used about computer files or data.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is corrupt
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
Συνώνυμα
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
Αντώνυμα
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
Θέματα
technology
Παραδείγματα
- The document could not be opened because the file was corrupt.
- Corrupt data caused the program to crash.
- He had to reinstall the software after it became corrupt.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The file is corrupt.
- I cannot open the corrupt photo.
- The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
Ρήμα
B2
action
4
Damage data or files
To break computer files or data so they do not work right.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to corrupt [data/file]
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.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
Θέματα
technology
Παραδείγματα
- A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
- The update corrupted several system files.
- Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- A virus can corrupt your files.
- The power cut corrupted the game file.
- Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
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.