corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
Englanti
~ 3200
Merkitykset
0 merkitystä
adjective
B1
property
1
Dishonest for personal benefit
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Käyttömalli:
[someone] is corrupt
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
Synonyymit
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
Antonyymit
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
Kollokaatiot
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
Teemat
politics
|law
|business
Esimerkit
- The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
- Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
- She refused to work with corrupt officials.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The police officer was corrupt.
- The company fired a corrupt manager.
- People do not trust corrupt leaders.
Verbi
B2
action
2
Make someone dishonest for benefit
To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.
Käyttömalli:
to corrupt [someone/something]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Synonyymit
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
Antonyymit
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
Kollokaatiot
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
Teemat
politics
|law
|business
Esimerkit
- 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.
Oppijaesimerkit
- 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.
Käyttömalli:
[something] is corrupt
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
Synonyymit
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
Antonyymit
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
Kollokaatiot
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
Teemat
technology
Esimerkit
- 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.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The file is corrupt.
- I cannot open the corrupt photo.
- The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
Verbi
B2
action
4
Damage data or files
To break computer files or data so they do not work right.
Käyttömalli:
to corrupt [data/file]
Synonyymit
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
Antonyymit
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
Kollokaatiot
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
Teemat
technology
Esimerkit
- A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
- The update corrupted several system files.
- Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
Oppijaesimerkit
- A virus can corrupt your files.
- The power cut corrupted the game file.
- Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
Tavut ja painotus
cor - rupt (2 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
Taivutusmuodot
Adjective
- Base: corrupt
Verb
- Base: corrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
- Present Participle: corrupting
- Past: corrupted
Sanaperhe
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
Ilmaukset
corrupt to the core
1/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Completely dishonest or immoral
Totally bad and dishonest in every way.
Esimerkit
- 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.
Esimerkit
- 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.
Esimerkit
- They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.